Caption: A collage of five photos, top left is a selfie with two local guides and bottom left is Momo’s photo, top right is a photo of two cups of tea, middle right is Puri’s photo and bottom right is a photo of the two of us standing
Hello Local Guides!
Today I will share with you the Recap of my last Meet-up.
Accessibility Check-up at Chowmatha was a successful event, thanks to Mehedi Hasan Mithu (@m3h3dimithu), who played an important role in this Meet-up.
Caption: A collage of three photos The top photo shows a local guide photographing a wheelchair accessible place and the bottom two screenshots answering questions about wheelchairs accessibility.
The meetup began with a focus on contributions to Accessibility features to Google Maps. We started from Govt Syed Hatem Ali College. We worked together to improve accessibility features in the area, adding necessary updates and photos to improve local visibility on Google Maps.
Inside the college we find that various places have good wheelchair movement but none of the buildings have not wheelchair access facilities. We realized there that a wheelchair user cannot go into a building alone but can move around the college. There was a primary school next to the college, went there and saw the ram for wheelchair access and took a photo of it and shared it on Google Maps.
As our contribution route we selected from the college some distance to the park.
Caption: A collage of five photos The top three are photos of various parts of the park and the bottom two photos are showing wheelchair accessible facilities.
On the way from the college to the park, I captured a front photo of a pharmacy and upload that to Google Maps. On foot we reach the park and as we explore inside the park we notice that the park has two entrances through one entrance wheelchair users can enter the park very easily and everywhere inside is wheelchair accessible but the other entrance is not wheelchair accessible. While leaving the park, we saw a Waffle shop and noticed that wheelchair users can easily access it, so we took a picture of the front and shared it on Google Maps.
After the contribution, we took a suitable break and enjoyed tea, Momo and Puri. It has provided a great opportunity for everyone to engage in a meaningful conversation about the new and improved new Connect. Mithu shares valuable insights of his own contributions and the broad significance of accessibility in mapping, inspiring both to continue our efforts in this area.
The Meet-up has not only provided an opportunity to collaborate on important contributions but also serves as a platform to strengthen knowledge exchange, the importance of accessibility and strengthen the contribution. It was a great experience filled with valuable discussions and delicious food.
I also thank @KamalHossenR Bhai for the outdoor activities with wheelchair accessibility. I am inspired to share your wonderful and successful meetup with us.
After reading your meetup recap I made a plan to host a meetup very soon. About wheel chair accessibility . I also thank you Mehedi Hasan Mithu Bhai @m3h3dimithu , for participating in your meetup.
Wonderful meetup you had it seems, @KamalHossenR ! Thanks for sharing the recap. It’s a good sign that people are taking initiatives to make their businesses wheelchair accessible in Bangladesh. I thank all the Local Guides in Bangladesh for creating this awareness.
Dear @TusharSuradkar
Thank you so much for your kind words and for taking the time to appreciate the recap. I’m glad you enjoyed the details of our Accessibility Check-Up meetup in Barishal. It was indeed a fulfilling experience to visit the park and surrounding areas, ensuring the accessibility standards and contributing those insights to Google Maps.
The interesting thing is that he and I live in the same city but we have never met before, we met for the first time through this meet-up and @m3h3dimithu is very sincere and it was great to be able to complete the meet-up together with him.
Dear @KhokonSharker
Thank you so much for your kind words and appreciation. It’s wonderful to hear that our meetup has inspired you to plan your own, especially focusing on wheelchair accessibility.
@m3h3dimithu bhai Also big Huge & thanks to Mithu Bhai for his active participation and contributions as well.
@KhokonSharker bhai Best wishes for your upcoming Meet-up, I’m sure it will be a great success.
Dear @Maximilianozalazar
Thank you so much. It was indeed an enjoyable and meaningful meetup, filled with valuable contributions and great discussions.
Dear @NyaiNurjanah
Thank you for your kind words. It’s always a joy to share these experiences and inspire each other.
Let’s keep making a difference together.
Hi @KamalHossenR
After reading your meetup recap post, I realized that the meetup ended very nicely. You covered several places in this meetup. Such actions by all of us can make the map more usable. Thank you for taking this beautiful initiative and completing it successfully.
Regards~
Dear @Designer_Biswajit dada
Thank you so much for your kind words. It’s heartening to see our efforts appreciated. Together we can truly make the map more accessible and useful for everyone. Let’s keep contributing and inspiring each other.
Dear @NunungAfuah
Thank you so much for your appreciation.
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. I also thank you Mehedi Hasan Mithu Bhai 
