A to Y Workshop: Directions

The A to Y Workshop will be held in the British Studies Room on the 5th floor of Norlin Library on the University of Colorado Boulder campus. Below are examples of ways to make maps and directions more accessible to blind and low vision users.

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Attention Screen Reader Users

Google Maps navigation is generally accessible and useful in getting to campus and around on the main streets. It is less useful when giving walking directions around campus, particularly if the user cannot see the accompanying map. Here are directions to navigate a Google Map on a computer with a keyboard. This can be helpful for general orientation, but it is not specific enough to show the precise location of one building with respect to another.

Continue reading for more accessible navigation options.

Written Directions to Norlin Library and British Studies Room

18th and Euclid to Norlin Library East Facing Doors
  • 18th runs more or less north south and Euclid runs east west
  • Norlin Library is on the west side of the intersection of 18th and Colorado
  • Euclid and 18th make a T intersection with Euclid coming from the west and ending into 18th
  • Walk north on 18th from Euclid for the distance of approximately a block, until 18th ends
  • Colorado comes from the east and also ends at this intersection
  • Coming from the south on 18th, Norlin library will be to the left
  • You have to go down slightly into a plaza area
  • The building and all the doors go into Norlin
  • Broadway runs more or less north south
  • Norlin Library is east of Broadway
  • There is a bike path that runs along the east side of Broadway, with the east side of the path designated for pedestrians
  • Euclid is the closest stop where all regional and local buses will stop
  • Pleasant is the closest stop on the east side and College is the closest stop on the west side where all local buses will stop
  • There is a sidewalk that runs east/west from Broadway to Norlin
  • It is north of College and Euclid, and south of Pleasant
  • It runs along the north side of Norlin Quad, a large grassy area
  • When you find the correct path, it leads directly to the wide set of stairs on the west facing side of Norlin
  • British Studies is on the fifth or top floor of Norlin
  • The elevator will only go to the fifth floor when British Studies is open
  • Enter the first set of doors into Norlin, then turn left to enter the second set
  • Go forward for about 10 yards
  • On the right there will be an elevator and a set of stairs, elevator to the right and stairs to the left
  • You currently are on the second floor, and there is something at every half level
  • A women’s restroom that is not wheelchair accessible is on the next half level up
  • A men’s restroom that is not wheelchair accessible is one and a half levels up
  • The elevator opens directly into British Studies and the stairs end just outside the doorway
  • You have to use the stairs and elevator on the west side of the building, which you cannot access directly from the east side
  • After you enter Norlin, go left through either of a couple of doorways
  • To the right is a stairway to take you to the second floor
  • At the top of the stairs, on the right is a wall with men’s and women’s wheelchair accessible restrooms
  • Follow the wall and then continue straight across an open area with tables, chairs, etc.
  • Eventually you will come to the front circulation desk, which is in front of the west facing doors
  • Continue until you find a set of stairs on the left and an elevator on the right
  • British Studies is on the fifth floor
  • The elevator will only go to the fifth floor when British Studies is open
  • The stairs have access to various options at every half level
  • If you go up one half level, there is a women’s restroom that is not wheel chair accessible
  • If you go up one and a half levels you will find a men’s restroom that is not wheelchair accessible
  • The elevator opens directly into British Studies, while the top of the stairs ends just outside the door into British Studies

Narrated video directions

From West doors of Norlin Library to British Studies Room

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