Accessibility Support
Out of the box, the Telerik and Kendo UI TextBox provides extensive accessibility support and enables users with disabilities to acquire complete control over its features.
The TextBox 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.
No role attribute is implemented as the html input type="text" element is sufficient for definining the purpose of the component.
| Selector | Attribute | Usage |
|---|---|---|
.k-input-inner | role=textbox or nodeName=input | Describes the role of the component. |
label for or aria-label or aria-labelledby | The input requires an accessible name that will be assigned to it. | |
aria-invalid=true | The attribute is rendered only when the TextBox is in a form and announces the valid state of the component. | |
.k-disabled .k-input-inner | disabled=disabled or aria-disabled=true | The attribute is rendered only when the TextBox is disabled. |
Managing the Focus
The TextBox provides a standard focusable input.
Keyboard Shortcuts
The TextBox supports the default input cursor navigation with the Arrow keys.
Testing
The TextBox has been extensively tested automatically with axe-core and manually with the most popular screen readers.
Screen Readers
The TextBox has been tested with the following screen readers and browsers combinations:
| Environment | Tool |
|---|---|
| Firefox | NVDA |
| Chrome | JAWS |
| Microsoft Edge | JAWS |
