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Reply to "Request for feedback on our systems map of ACEs/trauma in the rural South"

Seth, First of all, what an amazing product you and Vichi have designed.  I love a map and this one is so comprehensive and reflective of the incredible work you are doing.  So I guess the answer to the first question is that I resonate with maps. And the interactive aspect is engaging.  My individual problem with it was that I was viewing it on my iPad so I could not maneuver through it as easily as I would have liked.  And for some reason, I couldn’t figure out how to access the stories on the left side of the screen.  I could only read your Legend page.

I appreciated the video which offered me a good description of how to read the map.  From a design standpoint, it’s a lot to take in visually and interpret without careful examination.  Not a big drawback—and it may be the limitations of being on my iPad—but I would have appreciated larger + and - to better determine the impact of the described feature. And it just may be my own interpretative limitations but can I go in a minus direction to understand something, or is the plus direction the only way to read it?

Another thought: Could you also create just a written “map” by listing the individual story titles with the contributing elements beneath—almost in outline style? It would be another way some might find the information more accessible if maps like yours don’t grab them or seem like too much visual work.

I can’t tell you enough how impressed I am with your work that is so grounded in face-to-face interviews with community members.  I imagine you will be presenting some version of this at our AHEC conference in June.  Frankly, I think I just need to vacate my panel spot and give over to you guys completely! Great work.

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