Research and Development Working group on Accessible Maps

Hello,

 I work at United Healthcare within the Accessibility Center of Excellence. I have interacted with multiple members of the WAI through forums and CSUN.

Let's discuss maps.

Many of my internal clients are actively creating and updating map interfaces. I was going to point one of my clients to the W3 Research and Development group on Accessible Maps. However, I noted that this page was last updated on November 6, 2012, and that the R&D group itself has not met since June 2015. I was somewhat surprised to find that even in that page there was not a section for map accessibility for keyboard users, particularly those that want to view location results or map icons by their geographic placement on a map, by moving between results and being able to select any items that are intended to open onselect.

A lot has happened with mapping in websites and mobile apps since 2012. Is there a W3 update or other WAI page I can reference that I may have overlooked through my WAI search?

Our current stance as a  team is that maps must provide a text alternative to the map such as a list view; a map can be acceptable as a decorative image if tabbed/swiped to. But there is much more that is interactive these days with maps.



Thank you in advance,

Jamie

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