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From: Jonathan Metz
Date: Jun 4, 2013 1:45PM

Hi Bevi,

A table might make a more logical choice than a list, since it¹s a
comparison situation. I don¹t think they want to change the way the map
works, just to provide accessible content in addition to the map. The
problem is, I don¹t think the map is a graphic, or at least not totally.
The background might be an image, but the text was selectable and overlaid
on top of the map graphic.

Thanks for the response!

Jonathan


Halfaker and Associates, LLC
Jonathan Metz
Graphics Designer
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On 6/4/13 3:31 PM, "Chagnon | PubCom" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

>Jonathan, would a table be appropriate for this state information?
>Sometimes when I've had to make complex graphical data accessible the
>easiest route for both us developers and the end users is to put the data
>into a logical row/column format right below the graphic. If the graphic
>is
>read before the table in the reading order/tag tree, we put Alt-text on
>the
>graphic that references the table, such as Alt="Map shows A vs. B by state
>and the numerical data is listed in the table that follows."
>
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