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How This Crowdsourced Map Is Helping People With Disabilities Navigate Seattle

caption: Screenshot of AccessMap. Click link in description to go to live map.
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Screenshot of AccessMap. Click link in description to go to live map.

Bill Radke talks with University of Washington researcher Anat Caspi about Access Map Seattle, which provides information for people with limited mobility. The map contains information about street elevation changes, access to curb ramps and locations of construction sites. Caspi directs the Taskar Center For Accessible Technology at the UW.

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