The Story of a Campus Map:

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1 The Story of a Campus Map: ACCESSIBILITY, GIS, AND CAMPUS PARTNERS Matthew Tafoya, GIS Manager, Facility Services Lauren Copeland-Glenn, AAP/ADA Coordinator, Co-Chair for the Commission on Disability Access and Design Christopher Lanterman, Senior Lecturer, Co-Chair for the Commission on Disability Access and Design

2 Overview History of NAU s map project Collaboration Relevant laws What is an accessible map? Purpose of this project Steps taken in GIS to work toward accessibility

3 History of NAU s Map Project Idea from ITS to replace PDF only campus map Published with very little about accessibility taken into consideration

4 History of NAU s Map Project Reorganization at ITS New GIS Manager hired at Facility Services Collaboration between CDAD and Facility Services Re-envisioned campus map project

5 Commission on Disability Access and Design (CDAD) The Commission on Disability Access and Design's vision is a university community free from physical and attitudinal barriers to services, programs and activities through Universal Design. CDAD works with the university community to create a welcoming, supportive and inclusive university environment. The commission supports and reaffirms NAU's stated commitment to affirmative action and diversity.

6 CDAD and Facility Services Collaboration Began as collaboration to ensure building compliance MOU signed Collaboration between compliance and GIS practitioners

7 Laws Mandating Accessibility Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) The ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) passed in 2008 WCAG 2.0

8 What is an Accessible Map? A completely accessible map is both technologically and informationally available to all users regardless of disability Universal Design The vision is to have: o One map that will house all of the physical campus information Centralization will allow for accuracy and quality control Ensure accessibility Provide a consistent map for many stakeholders across campus Allow for data analysis of the physical environment

9 Surface Condition Analysis ADA Accessibility

10 NAU ADA Accessibility SCA Project Conduct a surface condition analysis (SCA) based on ADA accessibility standards. Create a geodatabase schema that would be consistent with communicating a condition code for all pedestrian paths of travel. The basis of the code shall be the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 2010 accessibility design code for both building and onsite civil projects. The Geodatabase schema should include customized datasets, feature classes, domains and subtypes as necessary to perform SCA analysis using ArcGIS Apply the code standards to a portion of the pedestrian network then use the network analysis to identify code violations for routing purposes and/or facility improvement assessment. The database should also take into consideration the expansion possibility of future audibility fields. Record and communicate the process that was taken to capture, reconciliation, populate and analyze the data. Including possible integration of 3rd party data. Work with various NAU department personnel to learn, obtain, link and share information.

11 Parsing the Code and Translating it into Field Attributes and Path Restrictions

12 Network Restriction Attributes Based on ADA Code

13 Field Collection & Attribute Database Design Based on ADA Code Running Length Cross/Running Slope Location Reference Length/Width

14 Network Field Evaluators Based on VB Script customized to match ADA Code Script customization is included during the network attributes design. Visual Basic script blocks were used to determine when a restriction does or does not violate one of the ADA codes. Coded Domain Value Weighted Code Field

15 Network Accessibility Analysis Based on ADA Code and Reference

16 Network Accessibility Analysis Based on adjusted restriction values

17 Next Accessibility GIS Frontier: Audible Database Design for GIS Assistive Technology The assistive technology/gis link is best described as Audible Database Design which is based on scale and scope. The geodatabase table must be designed to represent specific data at specific scales and reference scope. Given that various map layers contain different attribute information, it is necessary to break down this information into smaller bite-size bits of information based on scale and reference scope. The Audible fields will be the link that assistive technological devices and software will read from to communicate relevant data to users.

18 Next Steps Secure funding Campus-wide accessibility audit Leverage expertise GIS Accessibility interfacing University commitment

19 Thank You Questions?