Notification Accessibility
Out of the box, the Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC Notification provides extensive accessibility support and enables users with disabilities to acquire complete control over its features.
The Notification 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.
| Selector | Attribute | Usage |
|---|---|---|
.k-notification | role=status | Notification element should be marked as a status. Uses status instead of alert to avoid interrupting screen reader workflow - role=status has implicit aria-live=polite. |
aria-live=polite | The aria-live value must be set to polite, so that it will not obscure other essential information while announced. | |
aria-describedby=.k-notification-content id | Used so that the content of the Notification will be announced by the assistive technologies. | |
.k-svg-i-x,.k-i-x | aria-hidden=true | The close button icon of the notification (if any) should not be present in the accessibility tree. |
Resources
Section 508
The Notification is fully compliant with the Section 508 requirements.
Testing
The Notification 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 Notification has been tested with the following screen readers and browsers combinations:
| Environment | Tool |
|---|---|
| Firefox | NVDA |
| Chrome | JAWS |
| Microsoft Edge | JAWS |
Test Example
To test the Notification component, refer to the Notification Accessibility Demo.
Keyboard Navigation
For details on how the keyboard navigation works in Telerik UI for ASP.NET MVC, refer to the Accessibility Overview article.