About This Event

Accessibility in Mapping Hands-on Workshop Presented by London Walker, GIS Developer, Colorado Office of Information Technology.

Accessibility reduces barriers, physical or electronic, allowing access and interaction to information, services, or physical spaces. Accessibility also extends to the GIS world, making maps and mapping applications accessible to anyone who might use them, with regard to colors, text and fonts, alt text, legends, and navigation tools.

In this workshop, London Walker, CO-OIT, will present on accessibility challenges in the GIS world, best practices for overcoming them, and attendees will explore techniques in ArcGIS Online to create accessible maps and web mapping apps, such as symbology choices, pop-up configurations, widgets, and more.

The State of Colorado recently enacted a law requiring all public entities within the state comply with accessibility protocols. This includes offices, websites, documents, and MAPS. Even if you're not a state or local government employee, now is a great time to learn what this means and how to implement it in your own cartographic products.

Pre-Requisites

Free, but registration required. Attendees are welcome to bring their own laptops, or use a library laptop. We will be using ArcGIS Online: you may use your own account, or we have some guest accounts.

Questions?

Contact Elizabeth Tulanowski at E.Tulanowski@colostate.edu.