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Accessibility

The Kendo UI for Angular TileLayout component is WCAG 2.2 AAA and Section 508 compliant. The component also follows the WAI-ARIA best practices for implementing the keyboard navigation for its component role, and is tested against the popular screen readers.

Due to the rich feature set of the library and complexity of some components, the specific combination of configuration options may lead to inaccessible component rendering. Perform thorough testing on any modifications applied to the Kendo UI for Angular components to ensure that they continue to comply with the desired level of accessibility standards.

The following example demonstrates the accessibility compliance of the TileLayout component. Open the example in a new window to evaluate it with Axe Core or other accessibility tools.

The described level of compliance is achievable with the Ocean Blue A11y Accessibility Swatch.

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WCAG 2.2 Compliance

WCAG 2.2 introduces new specifications for dragging movements. The TileLayout's functionalities dependent on drag action include:

  • Tile resizing.
  • Tile reordering.

The following example demonstrates a TileLayout that is fully compliant with the latest WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility guidelines. You can further adjust the implemented logic for the drag alternatives to better align with the project requirements. For more details check the programmatic resize and reorder articles.

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WAI-ARIA Support

All relevant internal elements of the TileLayout component have the aria attributes and roles with their respective values, required for WCAG 2.2 compliance.

Section 508

The TileLayout is compliant with the Section 508 requirements.

Static analyzers

The tool used for Automated Testing is Axe Core.

Screen Readers

EnvironmentTool
FirefoxNVDA
ChromeJAWS
Microsoft EdgeJAWS