Thread Subject: Re: 22(e) and 22(f) Image Maps

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From: Jared Smith
Date: Tue, Nov 14 2006 5:40 PM

On 11/14/06, Andi Snow-Weaver wrote:
>
> It's not "only" text links. Text links is "one" way to satisfy the WCAG 2.0
> keyboard operation requirement for server side image maps. Your technique
> of a form select menu would also meet the requirement.

Right. WCAG 2.0 does not require text-only links, but 22(e) does.
Under the existing guidelines, if a developer somehow determined that
they could not create a client-side image map region (something which
is pretty much impossible) and thus used a server-side image instead,
the only option for them to provide access is with a potentially HUGE
list of text links. There are certainly better options than what the
current guidelines seem to require.

Jared Smith
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