Facility Locator Mobile Map experience

[mmiddaugh]

Value to Veterans

Veterans viewing Facility Locator search results on a mobile device will understand the relationship between search results and indicators on the map

Headlines

OCTO owner - Michelle Middaugh Is request tracked to an event or Congressional deadline? - No

Details

Who is the primary user? Veterans and beneficiaries

What are the user goals for the project/page/product? Veterans viewing Facility Locator search results on a mobile device will understand the relationship between search results and indicators on the map and will know to get the information they need about a selected location.

Will also include updates to make results more accessible, such as

• Using numbers instead of letters for the markers
• Adding the location marker to the heading with the title of the search result
• Moving mileage after the heading for each result
• Displaying TTY links for users who are deaf or hard of hearing per recommendations in ticket

[mmiddaugh]

Updated 12.11.2023

• This work has been prioritized for early 2024 but is dependent on FE capacity to build new experience in Staging to support usability testing with Veterans who use assistive tech

[mmiddaugh]

See also Visual indication of all the results in the list of the Facility Locator

[mmiddaugh]

Update 2.7.2024 Research planned but waiting on engineering capacity to build prototype

[mmiddaugh]

Update 3.8.2024

• Research planned but waiting on engineering capacity to build prototype
• Returning to backlog

[jilladams]

For our collective memories: we're regression testing the Facility Locator with respect to the LIghthouse V1 API update. For that, I made a regression testing workbook that is UI-test heavy: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wgIM4oIwAQk-E151z07P3hhZuQJ6mhepv7U5tZjdpEI/edit?usp=sharing. This is a base we can use to think about testing the mobile map iteration, when we get there.

[mmiddaugh]

Update 6.7.2024

• Still on hold pending engineering capacity

[mmiddaugh]

Update 8.8.2024 no change

[mmiddaugh]

Update 9.3.2024 Beginning small enhancements now as steps toward build for mobile map in Q42024 (calendar year)