PDF Viewer Accessibility
Out of the box, the Kendo React PDF Viewer provides extensive accessibility support and enables users with disabilities to acquire complete control over its features.
The PDF Viewer 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 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.
The PDF Viewer component contains two inner elements - a toolbar and a page container.
ToolBar accessibility specification
| Selector | Attribute | Usage |
|---|---|---|
.k-pdfviewer .k-canvas | tabindex=0 | Defines the focusable page container element. |
aria-label | Describes the purpose of the focusable container. Translatable message. | |
role=document | Defines that content should be evaluated in reader mode by assistive technologies. | |
.k-pdfviewer .k-toolbar .k-button:has(.k-svg-i-search, .k-i-search) | aria-haspopup=dialog | Describes that the Search tool button opens a dialog element. |
.k-pdfviewer .k-canvas .k-search-panel | role=dialog | Describes the role of the Search panel. |
aria-label | Translatable message, same label as the one, used to describe the Toolbar Search tool. |
Section 508
The PDF Viewer is fully compliant with the Section 508 requirements.
Testing
The PDF Viewer 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 PDF Viewer has been tested with the following screen readers and browsers combinations:
| Environment | Tool |
|---|---|
| Firefox | NVDA |
| Chrome | JAWS |
| Microsoft Edge | JAWS |
Keyboard Navigation
For more details about the PDF Viewer component's keyboard navigation, refer to the article on keyboard navigation in the PDF Viewer component.