Make every map on your site usable by every visitor
You have a digital map. Your blind and low-vision visitors, your screen-reader users, your keyboard-only users, and the accessibility auditor reviewing your site all need it to work. Audiom is the only digital map with a third-party completed VPAT that shows ADA compliance, validated through 13 academic studies and co-designs with 150 blind and 40 sighted participants.
The map is usually the worst page on the site
If your digital map is the standard pan-and-zoom kind, blind visitors who land on it hear “blank” or “image.” Keyboard-only users cannot activate the icons. Screen-reader users cannot read the labels. When an accessibility audit runs your site, the map is normally skipped, because it is “empossible” to make accessible, even though it is the biggest item on the page.
The compliance landscape is closing in. ADA Title II forces every state and local government site in the U.S. to meet WCAG 2.1 AA by April 2027. Section 508 binds federal agencies today. Section 504 ties accessibility to federal grant funding for universities, healthcare systems, and transit authorities. ADA Title III lawsuits against private companies, universities, and healthcare facilities rose 24% in 2025. The inaccessible map gap is a risk for any sector that uses a map.
What it costs to leave it open
- +24% rise in digital accessibility lawsuits in 2025, hitting government, universities, healthcare, and private companies alike.
- Up to ~$350,000 average legal fees per ADA digital complaint], before any settlement.
- ~$25,000 demand letters arriving in volume. Cheaper for plaintiffs to send than for your team to defend.
- Section 504 findings risk federal grant funding for any program receiving federal money.
We know what it feels like to be the person managing the map
We know what it is like to know your site’s accessibility could be better and not know how to fix it. We know how hard it is to get a map owner to make changes. No one should have to fight for accessibility, and no one on your team should have to defend a map that locks people out.
Audiom is the only digital map with a third-party accessibility conformance report showing ADA and WCAG AA compliance. We are an Esri Startup Partner and the 2026 Esri Partner Conference Award winner. Our research foundation is 13 academic studies and co-designs with 150 blind and 40 sighted participants. Our founder is a blind PhD candidate at Georgia Tech researching accessible digital maps. The company is owned and run by disabled people.
Process
Procurement questions answered
- Sole-source eligibility. Audiom is the only digital map viewer and editor with a third-party ACR showing ADA and WCAG AA compliance. Our sole-source justification is documented for procurement.
- Hosting. US-hosted on standard cloud infrastructure. Data residency available on request.
- Integration scope. A one-line iframe, the same way you embed any other map. No backend changes. We also have an optional ArcGIS Experience Builder widget (Opens a new site)
- Validation. Our LevelAccess ACR and WCAG criteria comparison table are live and downloadable.
- Source data. We accept Esri feature layers, GeoJSON, KML, and standard GIS exports.
A real deployment
The Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey deployed Audiom to make their statewide quaternary geology map accessible to blind, low-vision, keyboard only, and other disabled researchers, students, and the public. The map is live, the ACR is on file, and the survey can show auditors a map that meets WCAG AA compliance. Read the Wisconsin Geological Survey Case Study.
A year from now
Your next WCAG audit comes back clean on the map. The constituent who used to hear “blank” sends an email saying the map worked. Your office becomes the one other departments call before they publish a new map. April 2027 arrives, and the highest risk asset auditors look at first is already usable to everyone.
Industries we serve
- Audiom for Government. Federal, state, and local agencies preparing for ADA Title II, Section 508, and Section 504 compliance.
- Audiom for University Campuses. Universities making the campus map usable by every student, faculty member, and visitor.
- Audiom for Corporate Campuses. Corporate offices and multi-building facilities supporting employee and visitor wayfinding and orientation.
- Audiom for Health Care Facilities. Hospitals, clinics, and health systems making the patient and visitor map accessible to comply with the HHS digital accessibility requirements.
- Audiom for Events. Exhibition halls, conferences, and venues turning the event map into an accessible, sponsor-ready experience.
Trusted by
Audiom is in use at Georgia Tech, NASA, and the University of Washington, among other public and private institutions.
Watch the introduction
Watch our Intro to Audiom video with ASL, audio description, English captions, and an extended transcript. Or read the accessibility statement and the accessibility conformance report.
What Is Audiom?
With Audiom from XR Navigation, you’re not just making your website more accessible. You’re joining a community dedicated to making the web a more inclusive place, one page at a time. So why wait when you know your map could be better? Let’s make your map accessible to everyone, together.
Audiom Use Cases
Meet Our Team
Our expert team is committed to making Audiom the best map viewer and editor for accessibility and inclusivity.
Brandon Biggs
CEO and co-founder. PhD candidate at Georgia Tech researching accessible digital maps. Blind researcher and engineer.
Chris Toth
CTO and co-founder. Engineer and accessibility infrastructure architect.
Ready to talk?
Schedule a demo or scoping call, or explore a live Audiom map first. For procurement, partnership, or press inquiries, email info@xrnavigation.io.
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