Let keyboard users leave an embedded map

What to change

Require a predictable keyboard route into, through and out of any embedded map, with ordinary address information available nearby.

A worked example

Illustrative example

A visitor checks zoom controls, then moves on to the branch telephone link without repeatedly cycling around map tools or restarting navigation.

How to check the result

Accept when both forward and backward exit routes work and the map does not prevent access to practical contact information.

A mistake to avoid

Giving the map an accessible title does not solve a keyboard trap inside the embedded service.

Your action checklist

Use these checks to prepare a discussion with your team or supplier. Tick a check when you have recorded the decision or evidence, rather than when a feature has simply been promised.

Decisions to recordNavigate to the map using only a keyboard and explore its visible controls. Then continue forward to the next item on the surrounding page.Repeat in reverse using Shift and Tab. Ask the supplier to demonstrate any documented key for leaving the embedded interaction without closing the browser tab.Test at high zoom and with a screen reader. Confirm the map is labelled clearly so entering its interactive region is understandable.

Evidence, open questions and decisionsNext action and responsible role

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