title: Google Maps and WCAG 2.0 level A
body: <p>I have a map that displays custom markers with filtering options and different markers colors based on the filtering options. Clicking a marker displays a text bubble with a picture as expected.</p>
  
  <p>What is required to make a google map comply with level A. Obviously a screen reader version will be far less exciting.</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/quickref/" rel="nofollow">WCAG 2.0</a></p>
  
  <p>What do I need to do to make my google map comply with WCAG 2.0 level A?</p>
  
  <p><strong>EDIT:</strong></p>
  
  <p>I think I need a solution for:</p>
  
  <p>1.1 TEXT ALTERNATIVES</p>
  
  <p>-Map has hundreds of markers, and not accessible because they exist as js objects</p>
  
  <p>1.3 ADAPTABLE</p>
  
  <p>-It's not possible to detect a screen reader and adapt accordingly</p>
  
  <p>2.1 KEYBOARD ACCESSIBLE</p>
  
  <p>-Google maps does not provide hot-keys although I'm sure it's possible to wire some up with js.</p>
  
  <p>4.1 COMPATIBLE</p>
  
  <p>-This would rule out any js hacks to make google maps respond to hotkeys.</p>
  
  <p><strong>What's best practice?</strong>
  What about linking to a list of my markers as text via an accessible version link?</p>