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		<title>March 2026 IGIC Lunch &#038; Learn: Maps that Talk- Practical WCAG Compliance Strategies for Government GIS Professionals</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Amara Ede, Holly Kluever, and Christopher Moravec from dymaptic presented on the principles of WCAG accessibility requirements in ArcGIS applications. They covered the principles of WCAG and how they apply&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iowagic.org/march-2026-igic-lunch-learn-maps-that-talk-practical-wcag-compliance-strategies-for-government-gis-professionals/">March 2026 IGIC Lunch &amp; Learn: Maps that Talk- Practical WCAG Compliance Strategies for Government GIS Professionals</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.iowagic.org">Iowa Geographic Information Council (IGIC)</a>.</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Amara Ede, Holly Kluever, and Christopher Moravec from dymaptic presented on the principles of WCAG accessibility requirements in ArcGIS applications.</strong></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">They covered the principles of WCAG and how they apply to GIS, practical tips for Experience Builder, Dashboards, Story Maps, and more, and resources for testing. See below for the slides presented, recording of the meeting, and provided resources.</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Testing Tools</strong></p>



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<li><a href="https://www.ssa.gov/accessibility/andi/help/install.html?utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_XrcA21mZUi86LyY-GunSlfxtSiWq_VCWFdGvFAtyWVHQKhH5EzEMVDduXnOj5gayySSUI" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ANDI (Accessible Name &amp; Description Inspector)</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.nvaccess.org/?utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_XrcA21mZUi86LyY-GunSlfxtSiWq_VCWFdGvFAtyWVHQKhH5EzEMVDduXnOj5gayySSUI" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NVDA Screen Reader (free)</a></li>



<li><a href="https://vispero.com/jaws-screen-reader-software/?utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_XrcA21mZUi86LyY-GunSlfxtSiWq_VCWFdGvFAtyWVHQKhH5EzEMVDduXnOj5gayySSUI" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">JAWS Screen Reader</a></li>



<li><a href="https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/?utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_XrcA21mZUi86LyY-GunSlfxtSiWq_VCWFdGvFAtyWVHQKhH5EzEMVDduXnOj5gayySSUI" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WebAIM Contrast Checker</a></li>



<li>NoCoffee Vision Simulator (Chrome extension) &#8211;&nbsp;<em>search in Chrome Web Store</em></li>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Reference</strong></p>



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<li><a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/quickref/?versions=2.1&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_XrcA21mZUi86LyY-GunSlfxtSiWq_VCWFdGvFAtyWVHQKhH5EzEMVDduXnOj5gayySSUI" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WCAG 2.1 Quick Reference</a></li>



<li><a href="https://doc.arcgis.com/en/arcgis-online/reference/accessibility.htm?utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_XrcA21mZUi86LyY-GunSlfxtSiWq_VCWFdGvFAtyWVHQKhH5EzEMVDduXnOj5gayySSUI" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Esri Accessibility Documentation</a></li>



<li><a href="https://community.esri.com/t5/accessibility/ct-p/accessibility?utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_XrcA21mZUi86LyY-GunSlfxtSiWq_VCWFdGvFAtyWVHQKhH5EzEMVDduXnOj5gayySSUI" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Esri Community Accessibility Forum</a></li>



<li><a href="https://www.ada.gov/resources/2024-03-08-web-rule/?utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_XrcA21mZUi86LyY-GunSlfxtSiWq_VCWFdGvFAtyWVHQKhH5EzEMVDduXnOj5gayySSUI" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ADA Title II Fact Sheet</a></li>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">dymaptic also has an <a href="https://accessibility.dymaptic.ai/">Accessible Map Agent</a> built specifically for map alt text that is free to try.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.iowagic.org/march-2026-igic-lunch-learn-maps-that-talk-practical-wcag-compliance-strategies-for-government-gis-professionals/">March 2026 IGIC Lunch &amp; Learn: Maps that Talk- Practical WCAG Compliance Strategies for Government GIS Professionals</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.iowagic.org">Iowa Geographic Information Council (IGIC)</a>.</p>
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