Braillito Maps
A map of places that are actually accessible
Braillito Maps is a community map that tells you whether a place has a ramp, a wide doorway, an accessible restroom, tactile paving, braille signage and audible signals. It is filled in by the people who need it. Free, for iPhone.
What maps don't tell you
Apple Maps and Google Maps can tell you where a café is. They can't tell you whether it has a ramp at the door, tactile paving on the way in, or a menu in braille. That information doesn't arrive by satellite: it comes from the people who need it.
Nobody should have to travel across the city to find out there are three steps at the entrance. Every place you add spares somebody else that trip.
Ten questions per place
Add a place with its name, address and a photo, then answer what it actually has.
Step-free entrance or ramp
Whether you can get in without steps, by ramp or at street level.
Wide doorway
Whether the entrance fits a wheelchair.
Accessible restroom
Whether there is a restroom designed for people with reduced mobility.
Accessible parking
Whether there is parking reserved for disabled people.
Tactile paving
Whether there is a tactile guide on the floor for cane users.
Braille signage
Whether signs or buttons can also be read by touch.
Braille menu
Whether the menu can also be read in braille.
Audible signals
Whether alerts can be heard, not only seen.
Guide dogs welcome
Whether you can go in with a guide dog.
Quiet environment
Whether the place is calm, without much noise.
Every place gets a score out of ten, shown as a number and a colour band, never colour on its own. A screen reader reads it out as “Café Rivas, accesibilidad 4 de 10” (for now in Spanish, like most map screens).
Built to be used with VoiceOver
A map is close to unusable with a screen reader: pins have no order and nothing to focus. That is why, in Braillito Maps, the list is not a fallback for the map but the accessible view: every place is a row, in order, with a label that says what it is and what it scores.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost?
Nothing. Braillito Maps has no subscriptions, no in-app purchases and no ads.
Which phones does it work on?
iPhone, from the App Store. There is no Android version yet.
Do I need an account?
Yes. You sign in with Apple or Google, and it is the same account as Braillito, the app for learning braille.
What data does it keep about me?
Your email address and, if your provider shares it, your name, plus the places you add. The details are in the Braillito Maps privacy policy.
More questions in the Braillito Maps help · Braillito Maps privacy · Terms of use
Accessibility guides
How steep can a ramp be? How wide does a door have to be? What do the bumps on a curb ramp mean? The Braillito Maps accessibility guides answer with the official requirement behind every figure: ADA ramp slope, ADA bathroom requirements and truncated domes, among others. And the ADA ramp calculator sizes a ramp for any rise.
En español: guías de accesibilidad con las normas de España, Argentina, Chile y Perú.
Start with your street
Add the first place you know
The corner café, the library or the station: ten answers and it already helps someone else.
Free · No ads · For iPhone