Multimodal Accessibility Mapping & Navigation
ART EKA is developing maps that describe not simply where places are, but whether and how people can actually reach themâ€â€Âthrough digital, audio, haptic and tactile spatial information.
ART EKA purpose: Harmonious, relaxed solutions for people of all abilities, focused on improving accessibility, inclusion, quality of life and community.
Travel notice: Conditions, crowds, construction and weather can change. Community reports may be unverified. Follow official traffic signals and current local conditions. AccessMap supplements rather than replaces orientation-and-mobility judgment.
Toronto working pilot
The station and park are documented by official sources. The pedestrian path, curb details and exact gazebo or covered-shelter approach remain unavailable until a physical survey.
Your selections stay in this browser. They describe route information you want; they are not stored as a medical profile.
This simplified diagram is not street geometry. Distances remain “Not measured†until a field survey records the actual accessible path.
Location is off. Manual instructions remain available. No movement history is retained.
Personal map-to-touch workflow
Import a Google Maps share link as a location and zoom reference, or use an ART EKA route record. AccessMap does not scrape or reproduce Google tiles. Tactile geometry must come from ART EKA, open data, or separately licensed data.
Proofing gate: This generator creates a simplified BANA-informed draft, not certified Braille or a mobility-safe route. A qualified tactile-graphics/Braille reviewer and people who are blind or DeafBlind must proofread physical output. Field-audit all distances, crossings, seating, washrooms, elevators and entrances.
Personal production equipment
Canon PIXMA TR150 with battery. Canon describes it as a 4.5 lb wireless portable inkjet with USB charging and an optional battery. Carbon content and paper feeding must be tested with the exact Swell Touch paper and black cartridge before purchase or deployment.
Canon Canada productZychem Swell Form machine. It raises black areas printed or drawn on Swell Touch paper. Zychem lists it at about 5 lb / 2.27 kg, but it requires mains power; it is transportable, not pocket-sized or battery-operated.
Official Swell Form specificationsSwell Touch microcapsule paper. Print the simplified master, then pass it through the heater. Test one sheet first: BANA warns that non-carbon ink/toner may not rise and some printers may heat the paper prematurely.
Official Swell Touch paperAPH Monarch. A portable 10-line by 32-cell refreshable Braille/tactile display with 3,840 pins. It avoids consumable paper but is specialized institutional hardware rather than a low-cost printer.
Official Monarch informationBANA tactile-graphics standards · Google Maps Platform terms
Experimental software representation
This phone screen does not physically morph. This mode provides semantic feature navigation, audio and optional vibration, a raised-feature visual simulation, a printable swell-paper/embosser master, and hardware-neutral tactile data for future devices.
Focus or activate one feature at a time.
Use black carbon-based toner on swell paper plus a heat fuser, or send the master to a tactile-graphics embosser. Braille labels must be professionally translated and proofread before distribution.
Reports are timestamped and enter moderation. A single submission never becomes an authoritative accessibility fact.
ART EKA Accessibility Mapping as a Service
Property digital twins, field surveys, route verification, accessible entrances, paths, elevators, washrooms and improvement recommendations.
Venue accessibility pages, embedded accessible maps, audio navigation, tactile-map data and ongoing condition maintenance.
Accessibility API, institutional reporting, privacy-conscious analytics, white-label interfaces and future tactile-device integration.
Funding and research readiness
Traditional maps generally describe roads and destinations rather than detailed pedestrian accessibility environments.
Personalized multimodal route information, environmental descriptions, audio, haptics, tactile representations and accessibility digital twins.
Software engineering, paid disability-community co-design, field surveying, GIS, tactile research, privacy, security and usability testing.
Nothing About Us Without Us: pilot advisors, testers, co-designers and accessibility auditors should be paid. No partnership or funding is claimed unless formally established.