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Bug 13732 - canvas accessibility
Summary: canvas accessibility
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: HTML WG
Classification: Unclassified
Component: HTML a11y Task Force (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: PC All
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: This bug has no owner yet - up for the taking
QA Contact: This bug has no owner yet - up for the taking
URL: http://www.w3.org/mid/B6CB855C5769484...
Whiteboard: canvas
Keywords: a11y, a11y_canvas
Depends on:
Blocks: 13590
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Reported: 2011-08-10 03:29 UTC by Michael[tm] Smith
Modified: 2016-04-07 14:56 UTC (History)
8 users (show)

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Description Michael[tm] Smith 2011-08-10 03:29:10 UTC
http://www.w3.org/mid/B6CB855C5769484F862F4FB2CCFA50F402D545A7@VHAISHMSGJ2.vha.med.va.gov


The Canvas Element

Other than a reference to providing keyboard accessibility in the
fallback content, there is no reference to providing accessibility for
users with various disabilities.  Visual focus for off-screen elements
is an issue for users of screen magnification and low vision users, with
no visual keyboard indication and no tracking of programmatic focus in
the magnified area.  This makes "fallback content" appear to be the
"text-only alternative" of this decade.  Until there are strong
recommendations for how to make Canvas content accessible, there is a
huge risk of unequal access to interesting and innovative content.

[split out from bug 13590]
Comment 1 Ian 'Hixie' Hickson 2011-12-09 21:56:47 UTC
Is this just asking for examples of how to use <canvas> in an accessible way?
Comment 2 Ian 'Hixie' Hickson 2011-12-09 23:13:36 UTC
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Status: Did Not Understand Request
Change Description: no spec change
Rationale: please see comment 1
Comment 3 LĂ©onie Watson 2014-06-26 11:29:59 UTC
Moved to HTML A11y TF component.
Comment 4 Charles McCathieNevile 2016-04-07 14:56:25 UTC
This is a meta bug. Particular bugs against canvas can be filed (many have).