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

[Mike Freeman]

C'mon in! You'll like our list. (grin)

Frankly, I've never found any of the GPS apps satisfactory for learning what
one really needs to know to travel but they do quite well at confirming that
one is on the beam. I have Navigon, Ariadne GPS, BlindSquare and the first
version of Sendero GPS Lookaround. (I also have AroundMe but that's not
exactly a GPS APP). I rather like Ariadne GPS and it allows a certain amount
of exploration as does BlindSquare. But were I you, I'd ask people on the
NFBWATLK list, ask people around you and just explore rather than trying to
learn ahead-of-time. Seattle is one of those cities that is kind of
cadiwaumpus (this due to a disagreement between city planners following the
Great Fire of 1889) so IMO you're better off just experiencing it.

Mike Freeman


-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David
Andrews
Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2014 1:04 PM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Google maps and other ways to get directions between
two places

There is also a nfb of washington list where you can ask questions
http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbwatlk_nfbnet.org
to join.

Dave

wiAt 11:11 PM 3/7/2014, you 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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