Towards maps for everyone
Working Group on Inclusive Cartography, Commission on Cartography and Children and Commissions on Cartography and Children, Cognitive Issues in Geographic Information Visualization, and User Experience
Working Group on Inclusive Cartography, Commission on Cartography and Children and Commissions on Cartography and Children, Cognitive Issues in Geographic Information Visualization, and User Experience
MAPPING THE FUTURE: INNOVATION, INCLUSION, AND SUSTAINABILITY. Vancouver Canada, August 18 – 22, 2025. Website: https://icc2025.com/
The business meeting of our Working Group was held on Thursday, 21 August, during the lunch break
Our World Blindness Summit has the central purpose of promoting inclusion, equality, autonomy and empowerment of people with visual impairment on a global scale. The event brings together experts, organizations and visual impairment leaders to discuss and propose solutions that aim to improve the quality of life of this population.
In the first of a series of bi-monthly seminars hosted by the International Cartographic Association’s Inclusive Cartography Working Group, Vincent and Jakub will shortly introduce the aim, activities and achievements...
The Second Tactile Cartography Colloquium (Cartotatil) will take place in December 2025 in Florianópolis, Brazil. The event is scheduled to be hosted in Portuguese. For more information follow the Instagram...
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Seminar 2, Inclusive Cartography Seminar Series, 11 December 3 PM CET, link: https://meet.google.com/dvj-qsqu-cbm
Maps shape how movement is imagined, organized, and governed. Yet many contemporary maps still assume a non-disabled default user, privileging speed, efficiency, and route optimization while overlooking the barriers, detours,...
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