Icon Accessibility
Out of the box, the Kendo React Icon provides extensive accessibility support and enables users with disabilities to acquire complete control over its features.
The Icon is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards and Section 508 requirements, follows the Web Accessibility Initiative - Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) best practices, provides options for managing component's 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-icon, .k-svg-icon | aria-hidden=true | Hides the icon element and all its children from assistive technologies. |
Resources
MDN aria-hidden on icon example
Section 508
The Icon is fully compliant with the Section 508 requirements.
Testing
The Icon has been extensively tested automatically with axe-core and manually with the most popular screen readers.
To report any accessibility issues, contact the team through the Telerik Support System.
Screen Readers
The Icon has been tested with the following screen readers and browsers combinations:
| Environment | Tool |
|---|---|
| Firefox | NVDA |
| Chrome | JAWS |
| Microsoft Edge | JAWS |