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This PR adds accessibility attributes to map markers in the interactive maps, making them accessible to screen readers and keyboard navigation. The changes include adding ARIA labels, alt text, keyboard support, and proper role attributes to markers in both the peopleLayerParser and contentLayerParser functions.

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ihabib1983 commented Oct 5, 2025

@publiclab/reviewers I've added accessibility attributes to map markers to fix issue #11813. The changes make the interactive maps accessible to screen readers by adding ARIA labels, alt text, and keyboard navigation support. Could you please review these changes?

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Missing alt text and ARIA labels on map markers in interactive maps

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