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Re: If default navigation is not keyboard accessible does an alternative access mean it still passes AA WCAG?

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From: Jim Byrne Accessible Web Design
Date: Jun 10, 2020 7:39AM

Thanks Patrick,

I appreciate you taking the time to reply.

All the best,
Jim

> On 10 Jun 2020, at 13:43, Patrick H. Lauke < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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> On 10/06/2020 13:36, Jim Byrne Accessible Web Design wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I reviewed a virtual tour and found that the tour was not inaccessible via keyboard. For example, the hotspots are invisible to keyboard and screen reader users. When a mouse hovers over the hotspots summary information is provided and when clicked the user is taken to a new area on the virtual tour.
>> Apparently this can't be fixed due to the technology used to create the tour. The default virtual tour is inaccessible and can't be made accessible.
>> They propose to provide an accessible alternative to the entire tour experience by creating accessible videos. Each area covered by the tour would be described in a video. The captions will fully describe all aspects of each area - both the commentary (i.e. the speech) and everything relevant that is on the screen.
>> My question is. If the video is accessible but the default tour remains inaccessible does their virtual tour pass WCAG AA - assuming all other checkpoints are passed?
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> The video (provided it does indeed provide all the same information/functionality) would act as a "conforming alternate version" https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/#dfn-conforming-alternate-version - so all other things being equal, all points outlined there being satisfied, yes that'd pass.
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