Accessibility Support
Out of the box, the Telerik and Kendo UI SpeechToTextButton provides extensive accessibility support and enables users with disabilities to acquire complete control over its features.
The SpeechToTextButton 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-button.k-speech-to-text-button | role=button or nodeName=button | If the used element is not <button>, explicitly set its role to button. |
aria-pressed=true/false | Announced the toggle behaviour of the button. |
Managing the Focus
The SpeechToTextButton is focusable by default, and follows the regular tab order of the page.
Keyboard Navigation
The Button supports the following keyboard shortcuts:
| Shortcut | Behavior |
|---|---|
Enter or Space | Triggers a click action on the Button. Toggles the active listening state of the Button. |
Testing
The SpeechToTextButton has been extensively tested automatically with axe-core and manually with the most popular screen readers.
Screen Readers
The SpeechToTextButton has been tested with the following screen readers and browsers combinations:
| Environment | Tool |
|---|---|
| Firefox | NVDA |
| Chrome | JAWS |
| Microsoft Edge | JAWS |
