From the product review (iOS/PRODUCT_REVIEW_2026-07-01.md, accessibility section).
Context: the reviewer initially flagged the radar text timeline as "hidden from VoiceOver," but that repeats the withdrawn CR-5 finding — VoiceOver testing (Madison) confirmed the per-interval time+condition data is conveyed via the chart's accessibilityRepresentation. So the timeline itself is fine.
The valid, subtler point: an audio graph conveys shape, not fact. "Will it rain in the next 20 minutes and how hard" is best delivered as an explicit text sentence. Add a one-line summary of the intensity curve, e.g. "Peak 3 mm/hr at ~25 minutes" or "Rain starting in ~15 minutes, tapering after 40", as a first-class element in the radar sheet — keeping the audio graph as an addition, not the only curve representation. Benefits sighted and VoiceOver users alike.
From the product review (
iOS/PRODUCT_REVIEW_2026-07-01.md, accessibility section).Context: the reviewer initially flagged the radar text timeline as "hidden from VoiceOver," but that repeats the withdrawn CR-5 finding — VoiceOver testing (Madison) confirmed the per-interval time+condition data is conveyed via the chart's
accessibilityRepresentation. So the timeline itself is fine.The valid, subtler point: an audio graph conveys shape, not fact. "Will it rain in the next 20 minutes and how hard" is best delivered as an explicit text sentence. Add a one-line summary of the intensity curve, e.g. "Peak 3 mm/hr at ~25 minutes" or "Rain starting in ~15 minutes, tapering after 40", as a first-class element in the radar sheet — keeping the audio graph as an addition, not the only curve representation. Benefits sighted and VoiceOver users alike.