# Notification Accessibility

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

The Notification 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, 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-notification`           | `role=alert`                                  | Notification element should be marked as an alert.                                                                                                   |
|                             | `aria-live=polite`                            | The aria-live value must be set to `polite`, so that it will not obscure other essential information while announced.                                |
|                             | `aria-label` or `aria-labelledby`             | The Notification needs an accessible name to be assigned to it. The label holds info about the type of the Notification (error, warning, info, etc.) |
|                             | `aria-describedby=.k-notification-content id` | USed so that the content of the Notification will be announced by the assistive technologies.                                                        |
| `.k-i-close,.k-svg-i-close` | `aria-hidden=true`                            | The close button of the notification (if any) should not be present in the accessibility tree.                                                       |

## Resources

[WAI-ARIA spec: Role Alert](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.2/#alert)

[ARIA Practices: Alert](https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/alert/)

## Section 508

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

## Testing

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

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

## See Also

* [Accessibility in Kendo UI for Vue](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-vue-ui-develop/components/accessibility)
* [Accessibility Compliance and Keyboard Support in Kendo UI for Vue](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-vue-ui-develop/components/accessibility/accessibility-compliance)