[nfbcs] Google Maps and accessibility

[Joe Orozco]

This is a feature of the Android system.  You can download Google Maps to
your Windows Mobile phone, but it only provides directions, not location
identification or GPS guidance.  From my experience, Mobile Speak was not
accessible with Google Maps on a WM 6.5 phone.  Any of the phones running
Android 1.6 or better should have Google Maps with Navigation, though the
accessibility there is equally disappointing.  So far as I know, the iPhone
is the only device that provides an alternative GPS accessible application.

Joe

"Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves,
some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing 

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
Sent: Monday, June 07, 2010 8:52 AM
To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nfbcs] Google Maps and accessibility

One of my co-workers was telling me how he used Google Maps and GPS on a
recent trip.  The GPS on his phone knew where he was, and, when 
he put in
his destination, he was asked if he wanted to walk or take 
public transit.
 He said public transit, and it showed him which buses he could take,
where the bus stop was, and what time the bus would arrive.

This would be extremely handy for me, even around home, if I'm 
catching a
bus I don't usually catch.  Can blind guys access such features?  I have
not found Google Maps to be very accessible so far, but I could 
be missing
something.  And my Sendero GPS has no info at all about buses.
Tracy



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