# Chip Accessibility

The Chip 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 Chip provides extensive accessibility support and enables users with disabilities to acquire complete control over its features.

The Chip 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/chip/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                                                                      |
| ------------------------------------------------ | -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `*:not(.k-chip-list) > .k-chip`                  | `role=button`        | Announces that a chip is an optional inner component within the Chip list. |
| `*:not(.k-chip-list) > .k-chip.k-selected`       | `aria-pressed=true`  | Announces that the Chip has been selected.                                 |
| `*:not(.k-chip-list) > .k-chip:not(.k-selected)` | `aria-pressed=false` | Announces that the Chip has not benn selected.                             |

## Resources

[WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices: Button Pattern](https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/button/)

## Section 508

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

## Testing

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

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

### Automated Testing

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

### Test Example

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

## See Also

* [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)