Developing Accessible Routes for Google Maps

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In 2009, Sasha Blair-Goldensohn was commuting to work through Central Park when an unfortunate accident changed his life and his worldview. Hear Sasha’s story and learn how he teamed up with fellow Googlers Dianna and Rio to collaboratively develop accessible routing in Google Maps. Accessibility should be built into your app from the ground up!

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GTFS Static Overview: https://goo.gle/2oKNhrC
Reference: https://goo.gle/32Fy7SQ
Rio Akasaka's blog post announcing Accessible Routes: https://goo.gle/2MSSRjx

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