Resources on creating accessible web maps

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In case anyone would appreciate a collection of resources in regards to creating accessible web maps:

• Accessible Maps - Towards accessible annotations for a native map viewer for the web platform: User needs and Requirements - @nicolocarpignoli (W3C APA Invited Expert), @RealJoshue108 (W3C WAI)
• Accessible digital map experiences: a mountain climb or a walk in the park? - David Sloan @sloandr (@ThePacielloGroup)
• Accessible Maps - W3C Research and Development Working Group
• Accessible Maps on the Web - Thomas Logan @TechThomas (@EqualEntry)
• Accessible Web Maps for Visually Impaired Users: Recommendations and Example Solutions - Sabine Hennig, Fritz Zobl (Paris Lodron University of Salzburg), Wolfgang W. Wasserburger (AccessibleMap Association/Technische Universität Wien)
• A plan for accessible maps - Benjy Stanton @benjystanton
• A Usability Evaluation of Web Map Zoom and Pan Functions - Manlai You, Chun-wen Chen, Hantsai Liu, Hsuan Lin (National Yunlin University of Science and Technology)
• Design Accessible Maps - UX guide to improving navigation apps for the visually impaired - Hiroo Aoyama @hirooaoy (@facebook) (study lead by Dr. Young Mi Choi (Georgia Tech School of Design))
• Designing a more accessible flood map - @danleech
• DEFRA Mapping Standards for Interactive Maps - @DEFRA
• Map Accessibility - Minnesota IT Services
• Map Accessibility Guidelines - Kitty Hurley @geospatialem (@maptime)
• Trends in Web Mapping: It's all about usability - Maurits van der Vlugt (SKM's Business Systems Team), Ian Stanley (SKM's Spatial Business Unit)
• Web Accessibility Barriers in Geographic Maps - Tania Calle-Jimenez (Escuela Politécnica Nacional), Sergio Luján-Mora (University of Alicante)
• Accessibility Cloud - Location Accessibility Data
• The accessibility of web maps + Accessible Web Maps – Part II - Alan Leonard

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Resources pertaining to specific libraries:

• @Esri:
  • a11y-map: A prototype map experimenting with an alternative interaction model
• @Leaflet:
  • Guidelines to basic Leaflet accessibility
  • Leaflet Plugin Authoring Guide: Content Accessibility
• @maplibre, @mapbox:
  • Design colorblind-friendly maps (https://github.com/azavea/texturemap)
• @mapbox:
  • Blog post: Accessible maps for blindness or visual impairment on iOS
  • Designing (Mapbox) maps with accessibility in mind
• @microsoft (Azure maps):
  • Building an accessible (map) application
• @openstreetmap:
  • Blog post: The best world map for accessibility
  • Wiki 'Accessibility' category
  • Accessibility mailing list

Let me know if there's something I should add/change, or if there's a better place to put this.