Patrick Lauke’s keyboard accessibility presentation at Future of Web Design Tour 2009 in Glasgow. September 14. Keyboard accessibility – basic steps towards a more usable and accessible site. Keyboard Access for Google Map
- If you style :hover, also :focus and :active.
- Don’t suppress outline completely (reintroduce :focus and suppress :active).
- Leave tabindex alone – source order.
- JavaScript on hover (mouseover/mouseout) also on focus/blur (if focusable element).
- Lightboxes have issues.
- Only attach behaviour to focusable elements.
MORE:
Keyboard-accessible Google Maps
http://dev.opera.com/articles/view/keyboard-accessible-google-maps/
Enhanced Keyboard-accessible Google Maps
http://learningtheworld.eu/2009/keyboard-accessible-google-maps/