A crowdsourced accessibility map of Europe, built for the Academia EU Hackathon 2026 by EPAS Team of 4th High School of Ioannina.

Track: Disabilities – Accessibility & Inclusion

Live Demo

AccessMap Europe helps people with disabilities find and share accessible locations across European cities — wheelchair ramps, elevators, accessible toilets, and low-sensory spaces.

Anyone can contribute by adding a new location directly on the map.

• Interactive map powered by OpenStreetMap & Leaflet.js
• Filter locations by category (ramps, lifts, WC, low-sensory)
• Filter by country and city in the sidebar
• Add new locations with automatic geocoding (Nominatim)
• High contrast mode for users with visual impairments
• Built with accessibility in mind — ARIA labels, focus styles, WCAG color palette

This app practices what it preaches:

• WCAG-compliant color palette (Wong palette) — designed for color blindness
• High contrast mode — inverted map tiles, dark background, yellow text
• ARIA labels on all interactive elements
• Keyboard navigation support via focus-visible styles
• Screen reader friendly — semantic HTML, role attributes

• React + Vite
• Leaflet.js + React-Leaflet
• OpenStreetMap tiles
• Nominatim geocoding API

git clone https://github.com/miamatic04/access-map_europe.git
cd access-map_europe
npm install
npm run dev

Built as part of the EU Academia Hackathon — a European student initiative focused on accessibility and misinformation.

Built with assistance from Anthropic Claude (Sonnet 4.6) AI model.

• European Disability Forum
• EU Agency for Fundamental Rights
• European Accessibility Act
• WCAG Accessibility Guidelines
• OpenStreetMap
• Nominatim Geocoding API