I am creating a floor map in SVG. I thought I could add alt text to each region so that screen reader could read each region. But apparently not. According to this website: https://www.a11y-101.com/development/svg
All you could do in SVG is add a title and description. Most screen reader won’t go into SVG. Kun From: Guita Lamsechi Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2021 3:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Accessibility in SVG Hi Kun, If what you want are text labels inside the SVG files for your library floor map, add the text to the images areas but do not convert the text to raster or vector outlines. Please feel free to provide additional clarification or reach out to me directly, if I can help. Best, Guita ____________________ Guita Lamsechi, PhD MI (she, her, hers) [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> On Aug 11, 2021, at 17:58, Guita Lamsechi <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Hi Kun, SVG includes two elements for providing short and long text descriptions: The “title” and “desc” elements. This link on text in an SVG file may be helpful: https://www.tpgi.com/using-aria-enhance-svg-accessibility/ Best regards, Guita ____________________ Guita Lamsechi, PhD MI (she, her, hers) On Aug 11, 2021, at 14:47, Kun Lin <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: EXTERNAL EMAIL: Hi Anyone has experience in creating accessible SVG floor map? I am wondering if there is a way to add descriptions in SVG to each block (path or rect). Or I am being limited to the alt tag in HTML. Thanks Kun
