Re: ADA compliance for Javascript hover menus

Hello all.

I utilized the <noscript></noscript> code effectively to work with browsers that have JS turned off, whether
intentionally or that are not capable. When JS is off, my hover "trigger" buttons just become regular linked images
that go off to a static text menu page. I am hoping that by offering this option that I am now compliant:

§ 1194.22 Web-based intranet and internet information and applications.

(l) When pages utilize scripting languages to display content, or to create interface elements, the information provided
by the script shall be identified with functional text that can be read by assistive technology.

My assumption is that, based on my experience with Lynx and Jaws, JS will not be available and the noscript will work as
I have tested it.

I hope this helps everyone, and if anyone knows something different, please let me know.

--L

Lynn Zummo wrote:

> Hello all.
>
> Has anyone used Javascript ADA-compliant "hover" menus on their site,
> meaning that when the user just puts their mouse over an image, a menu
> pops up, either below or next to it. I have created a site that
> utilizes them, only to find out that it's not compliant, and since any
> site that is housed on a University server must be compliant by policy,
> I need to find an alternative script or eliminate them altogether.
>
> Thanks for your input.
>
> --Lynn
>
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> Lynn Zummo
> New Technology Coordinator
> Cal Performances
> lzummo@calperfs.berkeley.edu
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