[Blindtlk] Google maps and other ways to get directions between two places

Sat Mar 8 21:03:13 UTC 2014

Can you explore virtually with BlindSquare? I thought it just gave
real-time info about your current location.
I also find BlindSquare annoying sometimes because the voice is
separate from VoiceOver and harder to turn on and off at will.

Arielle

On 3/8/14, Jim Portillo <portillo.jim at gmail.com> wrote:
> Arielle, you might also want to do something like BlindSquare, as it works
> very well with Google Maps.
> Good iPhone app giving Seeing Eye a run for its money.
>
> Congratulations on the job.  You'll love Seattle.  I do!
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Arielle
> Silverman
> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2014 12:51 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Google maps and other ways to get directions
> between
> two places
>
> I've never heard of the APH Talking Maps program. You recommend it?
> How much does it cost?
> I purchased maps for Sendero Seeing Eye GPS on my iPhone and it's great for
> getting directions between my current location and a destination, but I
> don't think it has the ability to explore places I am not currently in or
> to
> direct me between an origin that I am not at and a destination.
> I also played with the map exploration on Ariadne GPS, but I had trouble
> controlling how quickly my finger moved across the screen. I felt like I
> was
> missing streets and it was hard to explore one block at a time. Hoping APH
> maps will be better.
>
> To Jim and anyone else who was curious, I got a postdoctoral fellowship at
> University of Washington's rehab medicine department. A postdoc is
> basically
> a two-year entry-level research job for somebody just finishing their Ph.D.
> I will be analyzing data and writing research papers related to the
> psychological and health experiences of people who are 45 years and older
> and have physical disabilities such as MS and spinal cord injuries. I will
> also be helping them develop an intervention to build resiliency among
> older
> adults with MS. I'm really excited and hoping to find a permanent
> disability
> research position once the postdoc ends.
>
> Arielle
>
> On 3/8/14, Steve & Shannon Cook <cookcafe at sc.rr.com> wrote:
>> Give Bing Maps a try.  I used to use Google maps as well for my job,
>> but switched to Bing Maps with all the difficulty you have with GM.
>>
>> Steve and Shannon Cook
>> Today I married my best friend.
>> The one that I laugh with, live for, love.
>> October 11, 2003
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Steve
>> Jacobson
>> Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2014 12:34 PM
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Google maps and other ways to get directions
>> between two places
>>
>> Arielle,
>>
>> I don't have the answer about Google Maps, but I wanted to mention
>> that I really like the APH Talking Maps from the American Printing
>> house for the Blind.  However it is not free, but I have found it
>> useful in exploring areas within the Twin Cities where I live and also
>> as a memory refresher when I go to Washington DC.  The ability to
>> explore is part of some of the GPS software available to blind people,
>> but the APH software which was produced by Sendero in part, is more
>> reasonably priced.  I will also be curious to hear what others say about
> Google Maps, though.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Steve Jacobson
>>
>> On Fri, 7 Mar 2014 22:11:06 -0700, Arielle Silverman wrote:
>>
>>>Hi all,
>>
>>>I'm going to be moving to Seattle this summer, so I've been exploring
>>>Google Maps a little bit trying to learn the layout and routes between
>>>my future workplace and other landmarks. But I noticed that Google
>>>Maps is different. It seems like most of the screen is taken up with a
>>>map and all the edit boxes are gone, and links that used to appear in
>>>the JAWS links list no longer do so. I can access the old Google Maps
>>>on my old computer which still has IE 8 on it, but when I try to use a
>>>newer browser, it takes me to this new Google maps that's not very
>>>accessible.
>>>Have you guys figured out if Google Maps is still accessible? Does it
>>>have a basic HTML mode?
>>>If not, what other sites or IOS apps are good for getting directions
>>>between two places or for virtually exploring an area?
>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Arielle
>>
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