Image maps Image maps require the ability to see and click on particular parts of a picture. They are completely inaccessible to people using screen readers. Provide image map choices as a list of text links immediately below the image map. The alt-test of the image map should direct the user to these links. Provide a link to a text-only page which presents all graphic links as text.
Users can then tab between separate images and hear the accompanying alt-text tags.
Screen readers read from left to right across the entire screen, combining elements of column, tables and frames into incoherent sentences. If possible, avoid using column, tables, and frames. Include captions and video descriptions with each movie clip. QuickTime, for example, accommodates additional text and audio tracks that serve as captions and video descriptions, respectively. Provide a transcript for each movie and audio clip.