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Blazor TimePicker Accessibility

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

The TimePicker 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.

TimePicker Wrapping Element

Selector Attribute Usage
.k-input-inner role=combobox The input element should follow the combobox specification.
label for or aria-label or aria-labelledby The input needs an accessible name to be assigned to it.
aria-expanded=true/false Announces whether the Popup is visible or not.
aria-haspopup=dialog Indicates the component has a Dialog Popup.
aria-controls=.k-animation-container id Points to the popup element. Signifies that the combobox element controls the dialog popup.
readonly or aria-readonly Attribute is rendered only when the DatePicker is readonly.
.k-invalid .k-input-inner,.ng-invalid .k-input-inner aria-invalid=true Attribute is rendered only when the picker is in form and announces the valid state of the component.
.k-disabled .k-input-inner disabled=disabled or aria-disabled=true Attribute is rendered only when the DatePicker is disabled.
.k-input-button role=button or nodeName=button The element must either be a <button> element or must have role=button assigned.
aria-label The button needs an accessible name to be assigned to it.
tabindex=-1 Button element must not be focusable.

List Elements on the Popup

Selector Attribute Usage
.k-time-list role=listbox The timelist elements must have listbox role assigned.
aria-label or aria-labelledby The listbox needs an accessible name to be assigned to it.
.k-reset role=none/presentation The k-rest <ul> element semantic meaning must be removed from the accessibility tree.
.k-item role=option The available options in the listbox must be marked as such.
aria-selected=true/false Selected option must have its aria-selected attribute set to true.

Resources

WAI-ARIA specification for combobox

WAI-ARIA specification for listbox

Section 508

The TimePicker is fully compliant with the Section 508 requirements.

Testing

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

Environment Tool
Firefox NVDA
Chrome JAWS
Microsoft Edge JAWS

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