Accessibility Support
Out of the box, the Telerik and Kendo UI FloatingActionButton provides extensive accessibility support and enables users with disabilities to acquire complete control over its features.
The FloatingActionButton 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.
The FloatingActionButton features two distinct modes of operation: button-only and button-with-menu.
Button-Only Mode
Selector | Attribute | Usage |
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.k-fab | role=button or nodeName=button | Omitted if the <button> DOM element is used. |
aria-label or title | The attribute must be present when no text is initially visible in the button. | |
.k-fab.k-disabled | aria-disabled=true | Rendered only when the button is disabled and the disabled attribute cannot be used. Applicable for the <button> or <input type="button"> elements. |
Button-with-Menu Mode
In the button-with-menu mode, the FloatingActionButton must implement the specification for the DropDownButton component.
The FloatingActionButton can acquire two distinct modes of operation: button-only and button-with-menu:
- In the button-only mode, the FloatingActionLabel must implement the specification for the Button component.
- In the button-with-menu mode, the FloatingActionButton must implement the specification for the DropDownButton component.
Testing
The FloatingActionButton has been extensively tested automatically with axe-core and manually with the most popular screen readers.
Screen Readers
The FloatingActionButton has been tested with the following screen readers and browsers combinations:
Environment | Tool |
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Firefox | NVDA |
Chrome | JAWS |
Microsoft Edge | JAWS |