Co-founder of Wheelmap here. Great to see it mentioned! Wheelmap is 10 years old this year and has 1 Million places from OSM (and synced back) and 1.3 million places from ca 130 other sources which we aggregated as one API for others to use as well. You can find more info on <a href="https://www.accessibility.cloud/" rel="nofollow">https://www.accessibility.cloud/</a>.<p>We also try to standardize accessibility data on <a href="https://a11yjson.org" rel="nofollow">https://a11yjson.org</a> and <a href="https://www.w3.org/community/lda/" rel="nofollow">https://www.w3.org/community/lda/</a><p>Happy to answer any questions (but have bad internet connectivity for the next few hours)
Just wanted to highlight from the FAQ:<p>Who owns the map's data?<p>Wheelmap is based largely on the free world map OpenStreetMap which stores all the data. The data sets are published under the Open Database License (ODbL) and are available to everyone and can be used free of charge. On the service <a href="https://www.accessibility.cloud/" rel="nofollow">https://www.accessibility.cloud/</a> , which is the technical backend of Wheelmap.org, more data is shown, provided by partners with varying licences. Sozialhelden e.V. merely incorporates this data into the map.<p>It's really good to see a project like this open up it's data for sharing and re-use.
I just happened to have discovered this website last week as well after sharing data on whether places I visited are wheelchair accessible as well using <a href="https://github.com/westnordost/StreetComplete" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/westnordost/StreetComplete</a>.<p>I'd highly recommend everyone with an Android device to install that app. And if you're in e.g. a restaurant, take a look around, whip out StreetComplete, and mark the place as wheelchair accessible or not.
We used to do pub crawls where we were only allowed to go to not yet tagged places and tag them. We managed to do around 20 places an evening with a few people (we split up some times).<p>Nice and fun activity to help people. Before Corona at least...
I’m a sporty guy, but 8/9 years ago I broken both my legs and used a wheelchair for more than 2 months. Only when you try what this mean you can understand the difficulty! And every new initiative like this website, is a great thing.
Amazing. I am ashamed to say, but I was somewhat ignorant to issues of accessibility, and not just for those in wheelchairs.<p>A partially sighted friend asked me; "do you think I'd be able to walk that trail?" Despite it being somewhat technical, I didn't fully grasp his limitations. Long story short, it was a bit of a disaster when we tried it together.<p>We're in the middle of working on projects using panoramic imagery + computer vision + OSM to grade UK trails and their accessibility. The idea being show, don't tell.<p>I'm going to send an email via your contact form. I would really appreciate the opportunity to ask you a few questions.
I work on architectural design teams around the US and wanted to let everyone know that the ADA Act compels us to think deeply and equitably about accessibility in our buildings, practically as much as fire design. Often renovations are deemed too costly or scaled back in scope when considering what is required for accessibility.<p>A newer requirement for ADA is in live music venues where patrons are expected to be standing during the performance. Accommodations are to be made for wheel chairs to be elevated and able to see the performance in amongst the crowd, not relegated to a corner of the room.
It is quite apparent how poor access for wheel chairs is in central London since it is so rare to see anyone using a wheelchair around the streets.<p>This was all the more apparent with when the Paralympics was on in London and I’d see far more wheelchairs users emboldened to be out and about. I’d like to see them feel at ease all of the time.<p>It takes a really dogged personality for someone to commute into London via the accessible stations. When (if) Crossrail opens I trust access will be easier.<p>For some reason I feel quite strongly about this.
Any public business has to be wheelchair accessible in the US, otherwise the business faces being sued under the ADA. Is there no equivalent law in the EU?
Just to point out (as a mobility scooter user) that it's not simply building accessibility that is an issue, but also the presence of drop-kerbs on sidewalks so you can get across roads; though cataloguing all of those would be a real headache, but I do spend a lot of time getting stuck when my usual route is closed for things like tree-felling, and the other side of the road is not accessible.
My daughter needs a hoist and we’ve used <a href="https://www.uktoiletmap.org/" rel="nofollow">https://www.uktoiletmap.org/</a>