topic Accessibility Improvements for Zone Lookup in ArcGIS Instant Apps Questions

Accessibility Improvements for Zone Lookup

HaleyProehl — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 20:42:59 GMT

Hello,

Is there a way for Esri Developers to add in code so that the "x" and "^^" buttons in the Zone Lookup Instant app have accessible names that are compatible with screen readers?

Also, is there a way to create a discernible name for the logo in the header of the Zone Lookup Instant App? This is an example of the logo/link we are using in a Nevada Legislature app:

Thanks!

Haley

Re: Accessibility Improvements for Zone Lookup

KristaMcPherson — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 02:52:54 GMT

Hi @HaleyProehl, thanks for reaching out on these items for Zone Lookup.

- Close button: I see that the underlying button component does have an unused aria-label, which is what the accessibility scan is flagging. However, in testing this with VoiceOver on Mac, the button does have a "Close" label that is read by the screenreader.

- Expand/shrink button: This may be related to the same issue as the Close button, but could you confirm which tool is the image is referencing so that I can verify?

- Logo link: We will look into the ability to add text-based context to the logo link in our app configuration.

Re: Accessibility Improvements for Zone Lookup

HaleyProehl — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 18:40:23 GMT

Thank you for confirming the Close button is read properly by screen readers and apologies for the lack of clarity on the Expand/Shrink button. It is the button that appears in place of the Close button in the top right corner of the popup window/search results when in Mobile View.

And thank you for looking into the ability to add text-based context to the logo link!

Re: Accessibility Improvements for Zone Lookup

KristaMcPherson — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 23:11:31 GMT

Thanks @HaleyProehl! I have logged an issue to add an aria-label to the expand/shrink button on the mobile results panel and our team will look into adding an option to add a title for logo links in our app configuration.