[Blindmath] Accessible web-based charts, graphs, and maps on iPad and iPhone

[Ed Summers]

Hi Everyone,

SAS has created prototypes of various types of data visualizations including bar charts, line charts, scatter plots, maps, floor plans, and a periodic table. They are optimized for access via the Safari web browser using the Voiceover screen reader on iOS touchscreen devices. The prototypes can be accessed at the link below.

The prototypes were initially demonstrated during testimony to the Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities in July of 2011. They were also demonstrated at the 27th International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference.

We need your input to move this technology forward. We are seeking students/professionals with visual impairments, Teachers of the Visually Impaired, and Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists to participate in focus groups. Please email accessibility at sas.com if you would like to participate.

The prototypes can be accessed at:
http://support.sas.com/misc/accessibility/

Thanks,
Ed
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Ed Summers
Manager, Accessibility and Applied Assistive Technology 
SAS Institute, Inc.
ed.summers at sas.com