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From: "Reginald George" <adapt@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: ATI Fw: Info about ClickAndGo Wayfinding Maps
Date sent: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:41:16 -0600
I received the following information from friends on other lists,
but
thought it would be of general interest here. I doubt if there
are any
routes up for KC yet, but hope this fledgling service will
continue to grow.
It's a cool idea.
Reg
Hello all,
Since there was some question recently about the ClickAndGo
Wayfinding Maps
technology and service, I thought I would provide a simple
explanation.
ClickAndGo Maps has just been launched after a full year of
development. I
am an O & M instructor myself, and have been for 30 years. The
technology we
have created is essentially the blind and deafblind travelers
"equivalent"
to Yahoo or Google Directions. It provides fully accessible
walking
directions for "both" indoor and outdoor route guidance, and
these route
narratives are custom-compiled with the blind and deafblind
traveler in
mind. Our website address is: www.clickandgomaps.com
Our technology enables a blind or deafblind user to generate
walking
directions with Braille or auditory output by selecting a travel
location
(such as a hotel or university), choosing starting and
destination landmarks
from easy-to-use drop-down menus, and then clicking "GO." The
directions
(compiled by an O & M person... at this point, that means
myself) are then
presented in a clear and detailed narrative, offering
already-skilled
travelers the specific orientation information they need to walk
a desired
route independently.
To give an example, we recently adapted this technology for the
ATIA CHicago
2009 conference, held at the Chicago Schaumburg Hotel and
Convention Center.
I compiled 140 routes within the hotel and convention complex,
and all of
those routes were accessible via our website or via a free phone
call, using
voice interactive technology.
We are now negotiating with a host of transportation, university
and hotel
sites, and have already begun adapting this technology for the
University of
Minnesota. We will soon begin doing the same for the Minnesota
State Academy
for the Blind. Unlike GPS devices, our service is free for blind
and
deafblind users, and requires no special equipment for access.
Facilities
are charged a licensing fee, and then they are able to expand
their database
of routes much like the Wikipedia model.
All routes can be accessed via the website using a screenreader,
or via
telephone. The call-in feature uses interactive voice response
technology,
and so route information can be delivered very simply, even by
cellphone.
All routes can also be easily downloaded from our website to any
standard
portable storage device and then easily retrieved as they need
the route
information.
If anyone is interested in more information, please visit our
website, or
give me a call at 612-220-6657. We will likely soon be looking
for O & M
instructors in different regions of the country who are
interested in doing
narrative mapping work with us.
Look forward to hearing your feedback on this.
Joe Cioffi
Contact: joecioffi@xxxxxxx
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