Gwenaëlle Chalm
I work at the UBO ("Université de Bretagne Occidentale", Brest, France). as part of the university's mapping project for the "Tous EGO" program. Being disabled myself, I first joined the project as a student and was offered a position. That's how I discovered OpenStreetMap and being curious, I investigated and found an amazing platform with the potential to make life easier for us all.
My academic journey lead me from the scientific field to languages (german), and I stumbled on this project during my last year in public administration.
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Our university won a call for proposals from the French ministry of higher education, research and space, to develop program regarding disability and inclusion in higher education and created the “Tous EGO” program.
One of the initiatives is the university mapping project, to help students navigate the campus, especially those with disabilities. The decision was made to use OpenStreetMap, to create an interactive map of the university, indoor and outdoor, thanks to Teritorio a french commercial enterprise in the social and solidarity economy providing us technical solutions using OpenStreetMap.