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Diagram Accessibility

Updated on Mar 5, 2026

Out of the box, the Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC Diagram provides extensive accessibility support and enables users with disabilities to acquire complete control over its features.

The Diagram is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards and Section 508 requirements, follows the Web Accessibility Initiative - Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) best practices for implementing the keyboard navigation for its component role, provides options for managing its focus and is tested against the most popular screen readers.

WAI-ARIA

This section lists the selectors, attributes, and behavior patterns supported by the component and its composite elements, if any.

The Diagram is an interactive Graphics Document. All actions available for mouse users are also available through keyboard shortcuts.

SelectorAttributeUsage
.k-diagramrole=graphics-documentIndicates that the Diagram element is a Graphics Document.
aria-roledescriptionUser-set value that clarifies the type of Diagram to screen reader users.
aria-labelAnnounces the accessible name of the Diagram.
.k-diagram-shaperole=graphics-symbolSpecifies the role of the shape elements.
aria-roledescription=ShapeDescribes the role of the shape elements.
aria-labelSpecifies the accessible name of the shape.
.k-diagram-connectionrole=graphics-symbolSpecifies the role of the connection elements.
aria-roledescription=ConnectionDescribes the role of the connection elements.
aria-labelSpecifies the accessible name of the connection.

Resources

WAI-ARIA Graphics Module

Accessibility Style Guide: SVGs

Section 508

The Diagram is fully compliant with the Section 508 requirements.

Testing

The Diagram has been extensively tested automatically with axe-core and manually with the most popular screen readers.

To report any accessibility issues, contact the team through the Telerik Support System.

Screen Readers

The Diagram has been tested with the following screen readers and browsers combinations:

EnvironmentTool
FirefoxNVDA
ChromeJAWS
Microsoft EdgeJAWS

Test Example

To test the Diagram component, refer to the Diagram Accessibility Demo.

Keyboard Navigation

For details on how the Diagram keyboard navigation works, refer to the Diagram Keyboard Navigation article.

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