#MapsForAll Meet-up Series

As I shared my Accessibility goals for this year, along with accomplishing those, here is a series I wish to start which would focus on meeting Local Guides on a monthly basis to learn, share tips & knowledge about accessibility , ways to help out Local businesses and reflect inclusivity on Maps ! We can also learn and do fun Map edits meet-ups focusing on making Maps Inclusive for all ! Hosting educative and fun learning meet-ups for all is what I wish to achieve through this series. This post is the main post which would contain links and details to all the further Inclusive friendly meet-ups hosted by me for the year 2021 !

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**Meet-up and recap links :

Meet-up 1 : Accessibility Walk (Mumbai) and recap

The main focus of the meet-up is to add Accessibility features on Maps and help out small local businesses.

Meet-up 2 : Accessibility uncovered Webinar 2.0 and recap

The main motto of this webinar was to talk about Accessibility, spread awareness and gain a perspective to create #Mapsforall ! The webinar is an excellent opportunity to meet an Accessibility design expert ,learn and understand how engagement processes make transport or a place :wheelchair: accessible friendly so that we look out for such places / features and mention them when we do our contributions on Maps. This is a part of one accessibility initiative.

Meet-up 3 : Maps for HER virtual meet-up and recap

This meet-up is dedicated to all those who are identified as She/Her. As we celebrate IWD on the 8th of March, lets also learn different ways in which we can help out a women led business near us and empower her further! Let’s create #mapsforher .

Meet-up 4 : Creating Inclusive and Equitable practices webinar and recap

In this webinar, we learn about inclusive and equitable practices from Lauren Celenza, who is Design Lead at Google. Join us to hear her journey of making maps inclusive and equitable. Learn how to make the world and Maps more accessible.This is a part of one accessibility initiative and will be co-hosted by me with Emeka.

Meet-up 5 : Maps for MOMs virtual meet-up and recap

This meet-up is dedicated to all those who are willing to help mothers and mother-like figures who selflessly work around the clock , shower their love and care on us and go above and beyond to make sure we and our family are happy and safe, especially during this time of the pandemic ! Let’s create #mapsforMoms.

Meet-up 6 : Pride friendly Maps virtual meet up :rainbow_flag: and recap
This meet up focuses on knowing ways in which we can make our Maps contributions more useful for our friends in the LGBTQ+ community around us. We will learn more about the LGBTQ+ community from our guest speaker Adrian L.

Meet-up 7 : Local Guides , Maps and Connect Virtual meet-up #ConnectTurns5 :birthday: and recap
This meet up is a fun celebration with Local Guides around the world. Local guides will share their journey as a Local Guide , their experiences of using Maps. their useful contributions and what they love about Connect and being a Local Guide. This meet up is a part of #ConnectTurns5 celebrations by @KashifMisidia and @AdrianLunsong .

Meet-up 8 : Book Lovers and Maps meet-up and recap
This meet-up is a physical meet-up in London to visit a library , bring your favourite book , discuss it over lunch and explore amazing book stores and libraries on Maps.This meet-up is inspired from @KatieMcBroom 's post about National book lover’s day celebration with bookstores on Maps.

Meet-up 9 : Accessibility Awareness Challenge meet-up and recap
This meet-up is a fun challenge meet-up inline with the #statechallenge series , which I am co-hosting with @Denise_Barlock and @jayasimha78 . Through this meet-up , we wish to increase Accessibility awareness via a fun trivia quiz.

Meet up 10 : Maps for kids #ChildrensDaySpecial meet up and recap
This is a physical meet up where the plan is to explore kid friendly places using Maps and learn about kid friendly Maps features and share knowledge about the Local Guide program.

Meet up 11 : Accessible London 2021 WAW meet-up and recap
This is a physical meet-up where we are going to focus on accessibility, in commemoration of Accessibility Awareness Month and International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which falls very close to the day of the meet-up. This is a part of WAW meet-up.

Meet up 12 : London Christmas photo walk meet-up and recap
This is a physical meet-up in London to explore the Christmas markets in London. The plan is to take photos and update Maps for few Christmas markets in London ( Following all the government COVID guidelines).

Meet up 13 : Accessible Mumbai 2023 WAW meet-up and recap
This is a physical meet-up where we are going to focus on accessibility, in commemoration of Accessibility Awareness Month and International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which falls very close to the day of the meet-up. This is a part of WAW meet-up.

P.S : Got any ideas or interested in co-hosting any meet-ups under this series with me which would focus on making Maps more Inclusive? Please PM here on Connect so that we can co-host the meet-up together ! :slightly_smiling_face:

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I wish you success in achieving your goal @Globe_trotter_Ish .

Keep it up.

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Thank you so much @NareshDarji bhai for your wishes ! Happy to host my first meet-up under this series as a part of your LGA celebrations ! :slightly_smiling_face:

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@Globe_trotter_Ish I’m so excited that we can help you reach your goal :slightly_smiling_face: Thank you for being a guest host!!!

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Happy new year