Google Maps Adds Wheelchair Accessible Icon To Business Listings

May 30, 2024 - 7:11 am 1 by
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Google has added a wheelchair-accessible icon to the Business Profile listings in Google Maps of businesses that self-claim they are wheelchair-accessible. There is a little wheelchair-accessible icon next to the business name, but this only shows in Google Maps, not in Google Search - for now.

This was spotted by Anuj Thaker who shared this with me on X - I was able to replicate it, so it seems to be live. Again, I only see this in Google Maps, but not for Google Business Profiles in Google Search. Here is a screenshot:

Google Maps Wheelchair Accessible Icon

Anuj shared screenshots as well:

Ben Fisher, a local SEO expert, also noticed:

Three years ago, Google let businesses add wheelchair-accessible attributes to their Google Business Profiles and then a couple of years ago, Google let searchers filter by wheelchair-accessible locations.

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