# Avatar Accessibility

The Avatar is accessible by screen readers and provides WAI-ARIA, Section 508, WCAG 2.2, and keyboard support.

For more information, refer to [Accessibility in Kendo UI for jQuery](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/accessibility/accessibility-overview).

Out of the box, the Kendo UI for jQuery Avatar provides extensive accessibility support and enables users with disabilities to acquire complete control over its features.

The Avatar is compliant with the [Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/) standards and [Section 508](https://www.section508.gov/) requirements, follows the [Web Accessibility Initiative - Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA)](https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/) best practices for implementing the [keyboard navigation](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/controls/avatar/accessibility/overview#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-avatar img` | `alt`     | Assures the presence of an `alt` attribute in a nested `img` tag inside the Avatar. |

## Section 508

The Avatar is fully compliant with the [Section 508 requirements](http://www.section508.gov/).

## Testing

The Avatar has been extensively tested automatically with [axe-core](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core) and manually with the most popular screen readers.

> To report any accessibility issues, contact the team through the [Telerik Support System](https://www.telerik.com/account/support-center).

### Screen Readers

The Avatar has been tested with the following screen readers and browsers combinations:

| Environment    | Tool |
| -------------- | ---- |
| Firefox        | NVDA |
| Chrome         | JAWS |
| Microsoft Edge | JAWS |

### Automated Testing

The Avatar has been tested with [axe-core](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core).

### Test Example

A live test example of the Avatar component could be found here: <https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/accessibility/avatar>

## See Also

* [Keyboard Navigation by the Avatar](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/controls/avatar/accessibility/keyboard-navigation)
* [Accessibility in Kendo UI for jQuery](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/accessibility/accessibility-overview)
* [Keyboard Support in Kendo UI for jQuery](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/accessibility/accessibility-overview#keyboard-navigation)