PDFViewer Accessibility
Out of the box, the Kendo React PDFViewer provides extensive accessibility support and enables users with disabilities to acquire complete control over its features.
The PDFViewer is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA standards](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/) 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
The following table lists the selectors, attributes, and behavior patterns supported by the PDFViewer component:
The PDFViewer 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-describedby=.k-page id | Associates the current page content to the page container. The value is changed to the active page while scrolling. |
Section 508
The PDFViewer is fully compliant with the Section 508 requirements.
Testing
The PDFViewer has been extensively tested automatically with static code analyzers and manually with the most popular screen readers.
To report any accessibility issues, contact the team through the Telerik Support System.
Screen Readers
The following table lists the screen readers supported by the PDFViewer:
| Environment | Tool |
|---|---|
| Firefox | NVDA |
| Chrome | JAWS |
| Microsoft Edge | JAWS |
