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Thank you for helping millions get around

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Update:

As a result of the campaign, nearly 7 million Local Guides joined the effort, adding 51 million accessibility answers to over 12 million places globally, with more than 200 meet-ups organized around the world!

 

In September, we shared how you can help millions by adding wheelchair accessibility information to Google Maps and you came out in full force—thanks for rising to the occasion! We’ll be sharing more details later this month — so keep an eye on your email — but here’s a look back at the past month:

 

We shared a series of videos that highlighted the unique stories of people who use wheelchairs around the world, from Michelle in Chicago to Hirokazu in Tokyo.

 

Check out Hirokazu’s story about his aspiring Formula 1 race car career before a terrible car crash:

 

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You — yes, you, Local Guides — answered our call to action and organized 216 meet-ups (and counting) around the world.

 

Caption: Three images: Left to right: Local Guides in Santiago exploring the neighborhood, in Tokyo posting mid meet-up, and in New York taking photos of businesses’ doors to add to Google Maps.Caption: Three images: Left to right: Local Guides in Santiago exploring the neighborhood, in Tokyo posting mid meet-up, and in New York taking photos of businesses’ doors to add to Google Maps.

 

While we all made a huge impact, there’s still more to do. We hope you’ll join us by:

  • Continuing to talk about accessibility issues with one another here on Connect and beyond
  • Join an upcoming wheelchair-accessibility meet-up, or host one yourself if you’re a Local Guide Level 3 or higher
  • Answer as many wheelchair-accessibility questions as you can (learn more)
  • Share this guide for answering wheelchair-accessibility questions with friends and family

If you have an Android device, you can find places near you that are missing accessibility info and edit those attributes by checking the facts

 

 


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Former Google Contributor

 Hello @Boris -

 

With general questions like these, you can always tag a Google or Connect Moderator for assistance. I shared the links to the list with all of our usernames 🙂

 

As we are no longer supporting unofficial communities, we do encourage you to stop using the unofficial moderator profile template as we want to avoid confusion for new members of Connect. 

 

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Level 10

Thank you to Google Maps team and ALL the Local Guides. You guys are amazing! As a volunteer in several local youth and business chapters, I am happy to see businesses thrive and improve their services. The business owners are positive to accept criticism and work to improve them. Guys, do remember that we are not doing this for the points, but more to help millions of users and the local economy. Pat on the back and three cheers for all of you!!!

 @StephenAbraham, @AkmalB you have done a great job in organizing meet ups in Kuala Lumpur.  Hope we can do something together soon. While in Kuala Lumpur I met some local government officers managing small market complexes, and they need help to fix the gaps in Google Maps. I was thinking we could work with them to organize a MyBusiness sharing session for the shop owners ( small local businesses ). I am sure there are plenty of similar small local markets that deserve to be featured all around the world.   

I love contributing to Google Maps. And I love the fact that all the Google Maps Local Guides are my LG family. Keep up the good work, guys! 🙂 

Level 10

Hi &thanks @FaraG for your kind words. Do mention me any time, any where for helping small businesses, it would be a pleasure to make maps more helpful app.we have food Crowl on December 16 in Kuala Lumpur,please join if you're around. 

Thanks and have a good day 

Level 6

I think this is awesome! This is one of the reasons i started guiding. To help others. I have a family member dear to me and she too uses a wheelchair. This is another way I can help her and other handicapped people. This is really positive! Keep up the good work everybody!

Level 9

I want to say thanks for the Great Contributions..all over the Year..2017..To Google Local Guide Program..but especially..for the welchair accesibility..  !

Level 10

The wheelchair accessibility answers may seem unimportant to most people but they are extremely important to people who really need to be able to access and use them. So this is great to correctly note all the accessibility locations. Keep up the great work!

Level 7

Good initiative for "Divyaang" . It's Name know in INDIA.

Level 7

We are happy to be part of this google guides campaign

Level 9

This is awesome to see womens have the strength to do almost any kind of job. Happy womens day . #RespectWomen .

Level 7

Great job guys and Google team! together we can make a better world fill with huminity!  🙂 

Level 8

Wheelchair accessible review done today.

 

Good initiative.

 

Thanks

 

 

 

Level 6

@TraciC thank you for this great information, I am happy to be a local guide from nigeria with love