actually, there is a way.
method 1: use a concurrent table that contains columns for station ID, LAT, LONG, DIrection of travel, Velocity, etc.

method 2 might involve using an app like apple maps (on their iPhone) which can tell the location of a pointer on the map (used in turn by turn navigation).

Honestly, I think the first method is easier to achieve.

The problem with map description is that it needs a lot of information not easily presentable and also needs a large amount of bandwidth for retrieval of location specifics in real time.

I have noticed this issue about a lot of the digital mode software for ham radio. almost none of it is properly accessible for the blind (especially dm88 in HRD). getting anyone to acknowledge that we (as a community of hams) even exists is starting to become a full time job (and sometimes even major frustration as I get the impression that they don't want to hear from us).

perhaps what we need to do is to find every blind person we can and encourage them to become hams. The larger our population in a specific population market, the more we get listened to. Its simple, direct and easy to do.

DE n7zzt Eric

On Nov 11, 2015, at 12:05 PM, John Miller wrote:

> I've experimented with APRS and I don't see a way, It shows actual maps on 
> the screen with people pinpointed on them, nothing is described that I can 
> tell except maybe longitude and latitude and I'm not even totally sure about 
> that for sure. I don't see it being able to be accessible in it's current 
> state and not sure there's really any way they could make it accessible.
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Matthew Chao
> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 1:08 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Accessibility of APRS?
> 
> Hi, Folks.  I have a Kenwood TMV710A which has APRS.  Is there any
> way to make APRS accessible?  Thanks.--Matt, N1IBB.