Accessibility Support
Out of the box, the Telerik and Kendo UI Editor provides extensive accessibility support and enables users with disabilities to acquire complete control over its features.
The Editor 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 |
|---|---|---|
div[contenteditable='true'] | role=textbox | Specifies the role of the component as text input. |
label for or aria-label or aria-labelledby | The component focusable element needs an accessible name to be assigned to it. |
Managing the Focus
The editor integrates the Toolbar component and inherits all shortcuts from it. So, the component has two tab stops - one the toolbar and one the content area.
Actions applied to Editor content area:
| Shortcut | Behavior |
|---|---|
Ctrl/Cmd(Mac)+B | Executes bold command. |
Ctrl/Cmd(Mac)+I | Executes italic command. |
Ctrl/Cmd(Mac)+U | Executes underline command. |
Ctrl/Cmd(Mac)+Z | Executes undo command. |
Ctrl/Cmd(Mac)+Y | Executes redo command. |
Shift+Enter | Adds <br/> to content. |
Enter | Adds <p> to content. |
Testing
The Editor has been extensively tested automatically with axe-core and manually with the most popular screen readers.
Screen Readers
The Editor has been tested with the following screen readers and browsers combinations:
| Environment | Tool |
|---|---|
| Firefox | NVDA |
| Chrome | JAWS |
| Microsoft Edge | JAWS |
