Accessibility Support
Out of the box, the Telerik and Kendo UI Rating provides extensive accessibility support and enables users with disabilities to acquire complete control over its features.
The Rating 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 |
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.k-rating | role=slider | Announces the slider role of the Rating element. |
aria-label or aria-labelledby or title | The Rating needs an accessible name to be assigned to it. | |
tabindex=0 | The element must be focusable. | |
aria-valuenow | Specifies the currently selected value in the Rating. | |
aria-valuemin | Specifies the minimum available value in the Rating. | |
aria-valuemax | Specifies the maximum available value in the Rating. |
Keyboard Navigation
The group of RadioButtons does not implement any keyboard navigation. Everything is handled through the default browser behavior for radio buttons.
Shortcut | Behavior |
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Arrow Down or Arrow Left | Decreases value by one rating step. |
Arrow Up or Arrow Right | Increases value by one rating step. |
Home | Sets value to the Min available value in the Rating. |
End | Sets value to the Max available value in the Rating. |
Testing
The Rating has been extensively tested automatically with axe-core and manually with the most popular screen readers.
Screen Readers
The Rating has been tested with the following screen readers and browsers combinations:
Environment | Tool |
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Firefox | NVDA |
Chrome | JAWS |
Microsoft Edge | JAWS |