Accessibility Support
Out of the box, the Telerik and Kendo UI DateInput provides extensive accessibility support and enables users with disabilities to acquire complete control over its features.
The DateInput is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 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-input-inner | role=textbox or nodeName=input | The element should either be an <input type="text"> element or should have role="textbox" assigned. |
label for or aria-label or aria-labelledby | The input needs an accessible name to be assigned to it. | |
readonly=readonly or aria-readonly=true | Attribute is rendered only when the DateInput is readonly. | |
tabindex=0 | The element should be focusable. | |
.k-disabled .k-input-inner | disabled=disabled or aria-disabled=true | Attribute is rendered only when the DateInput is disabled. |
Keyboard Shortcuts
The component follows standard input date behaviour.
| Shortcut | Behavior |
|---|---|
Up | Increases the value of the date segment that is highlighted. |
Down | Decreases the value of the date segment that is highlighted. |
Left | Moves to previous date segment in the input. |
Right | Moves to next date segment in the input. |
Backspace or Delete | Deletes value of the date segment. |
Testing
The DateInput has been extensively tested automatically with axe-core and manually with the most popular screen readers.
Screen Readers
The DateInput has been tested with the following screen readers and browsers combinations:
| Environment | Tool |
|---|---|
| Firefox | NVDA |
| Chrome | JAWS |
| Microsoft Edge | JAWS |
