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From: Lucy GRECO
Date: Jan 16, 2020 8:04PM

hello: check out the highcharts map tool it does an excellent job of
making the map accessible
Lucia Greco
Web Accessibility Evangelist
IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration
University of California, Berkeley
(510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
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On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 4:26 AM Barry Hill < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Thanks, Patrick. I did think that it was unusual to simply ignore the
> accessibility. The map is for mobile phone coverage down to individual
> postcodes, so I can't see that the map itself can be made practically
> accessible. However, they do have a postcode search facility that does the
> same thing, so I told them that this would be fine, alternative means and
> all that. So, with this alternative in mind, what do they do about the
> map?
>
> Cheers
>
> Barry
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of
> Patrick H. Lauke
> Sent: 22 January 2020 12:03 PM
> To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Image maps
>
> On 22/01/2020 11:58, Barry Hill wrote:
> > Hi all
> >
> >
> >
> > I've been asked what to do about screen reader accessibility for an
> > image of a map of the UK that gives more information when areas of the
> > map are clicked on. Tabbing and cursoring do not pick up anything on the
> map.
> >
> >
> >
> > This is from W3C:
> >
> >
> >
> > "For non-text content that is a control or accepts user input, such as
> > images used as submit buttons, image maps or complex animations, a
> > name is provided to describe the purpose of the non-text content so
> > that the person at least knows what the non-text content is and why it is
> there."
> >
> >
> >
> > So, it seems that it is ok that it is not accessible as long as it has
> > a label to say what I, as a blind screen reader user, am missing out
> > on. Is this correct for this map? I wonder if it might be as good to
> > null text the whole thing.
>
> No, you misunderstand. The quoted text refers to the main image itself, and
> that your text alternative for it at least knows in very broad general
> terms
> what it is (in your case, "Map of the UK"). The actual functionality of the
> map itself must still be made accessible (either directly, or provide an
> alternative such as a table or just a flat separate page that lists all
> areas of the UK and provides that information you'd get when clicking on
> each bit).
>
> In short, the text you quote does not absolve you from making this map
> accessible.
>
> P
>
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