Avatar Accessibility
The Avatar is accessible by screen readers and provides WAI-ARIA, Section 508, WCAG 2.2, and keyboard support.
For more information, refer to Accessibility in Kendo UI for jQuery.
Out of the box, the Kendo UI for jQuery Avatar provides extensive accessibility support and enables users with disabilities to acquire complete control over its features.
The Avatar 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.
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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-avatar img |
alt |
Assures the presence of an alt attribute in a nested img tag inside the Avatar. |
Section 508
The Avatar is fully compliant with the Section 508 requirements.
Testing
The Avatar 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 Avatar has been tested with the following screen readers and browsers combinations:
| Environment | Tool |
|---|---|
| Firefox | NVDA |
| Chrome | JAWS |
| Microsoft Edge | JAWS |
Automated Testing
The Avatar has been tested with axe-core.
Test Example
A live test example of the Avatar component could be found here: https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/accessibility/avatar