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ExpansionPanel Accessibility

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

The ExpansionPanel is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/) 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.

ExpansionPanel Wrapping Element

SelectorAttributeUsage
.k-expander-headerrole=buttonSets the proper role for the ExpansionPanel component.
aria-controls=.k-expander-content-wrapper idPoints to the controlled element based on the given id.
aria-expanded=true/falseIndicates the expanded state of the ExpansionPanel.
tabindex=0The element should be focusable.
.k-disabled .k-expander-headeraria-disabled=true/falseThe attribute is rendered only when the ExpansionPanel is disabled.

Resources

ARIA Practices: Accordion Pattern

Section 508

The ExpansionPanel is fully compliant with the Section 508 requirements.

Testing

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

EnvironmentTool
FirefoxNVDA
ChromeJAWS
Microsoft EdgeJAWS

See Also