Blazor Menu Accessibility
The Telerik UI for Blazor Menu component is WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508 compliant. The component also follows the WAI-ARIA best practices for implementing the keyboard navigation for its component role, and is tested against the popular screen readers.
Wai-Aria
| Selector | Attribute | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| .k-menu:not(.k-context-menu) | role=menubar |
Announces the Menu menubar role |
| .k-menu.k-menu-vertical | aria-orientation=vertical |
Announces the Menu orientation when vertical. |
| .k-menu-item | role=menuitem |
Announces the Menu item role. |
tabindex=0/-1 |
The focused item has tabindex '0', the rest - '-1' | |
| .k-menu-item[aria-expanded] | aria-haspopup=true |
Indicates that there is a popup, associated with the item. Applicable to expandable items only. |
| .k-menu-item[aria-haspopup] | aria-controls=ul.k-menu-group id |
Indicates that there is a popup, associated with the item. Applicable to expandable items only. |
| .k-menu-item[aria-haspopup] | aria-expanded=true/false |
Indicates whether the item is expanded. |
| .k-menu-item.k-disabled | aria-disabled=true |
Informs assistive technologies that a Menu item is disabled. |
| .k-menu-expand-arrow | aria-hidden=true |
The Menu item expand arrow elements are hidden from the assistive technologies. |
| .k-menu-popup .k-menu-group | role=menu |
The role of the nested (not root-level) menu displayed in a popup. |
id |
Each nested menu has a deterministic id attribute that is linked to the aria-controls attribute ot its parent. |
Resources
Section 508
The Menu is compliant with the Section 508 requirements
Testing
The component has been extensively tested automatically with static code analyzers and manually with the most popular screen readers.
Any Accessibility Issues could be reported in Telerik Support System.
Screen Readers
| Environment | Tool |
|---|---|
| Firefox | NVDA |
| Chrome | JAWS |
| Microsoft Edge | JAWS |