Server-side image maps are inaccessible Accessibility Checkpoint

Description

Use client-side image maps instead of server-side image maps, except where the regions cannot be defined with an available geometric shape.

Help

Server-side image maps are not keyboard accessible and don’t work with screen readers. Provide a map and area elements linked to the img by the usemap attribute.

Applicable standards

• WCAG 2.0 2.1.1 (Success Criteria: 1.1.1 level A, 2.1.1 level A, 2.1.3 level A)
• WCAG 2.1 2.1.1 (Success Criteria: 1.1.1 level A, 2.1.1 level A, 2.1.3 level A)
• Section 508 (2017) 2.1.1 (Success Criteria: 1.1.1 level A, 2.1.1 level A, 2.1.3 level A)

Note: Section 508 Refresh (2017) checkpoints are equivalent to WCAG 2.0 level A and level AA checkpoints.

Change history

• 5.38 Jul 2020 Changed rule ID from AccWcag1-9.1.1 to AccHtmlImgIsmap.
• 5.9 Jun 2015 Handle non-standard image tag.
• 3.0 Dec 2008 Now triggers WCAG2 issue.
• 2.0 Dec 2007 Now triggers Section 508 issue.
• 1.0 Feb 2007 Added.

This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.

Rule ID: AccHtmlImgIsmap