Breadcrumb Accessibility
The Breadcrumb is accessible by screen readers and provides WAI-ARIA, Section 508, WCAG 2.2, and keyboard support.
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Out of the box, the Kendo UI for jQuery Breadcrumb provides extensive accessibility support and enables users with disabilities to acquire complete control over its features.
The Breadcrumb 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.
The Breadcrumb component renders the semantic nav html element that automatically associated navigation role.
| Selector | Attribute | Usage |
|---|---|---|
.k-breadcrumb |
aria-label=Breadcrumb |
Indicates the type of navigation provided by the nav element. |
.k-breadcrumb-item .k-breadcrumb-link,.k-breadcrumb-item .k-breadcrumb-root-link |
role=link or nodeName=a
|
The breadcrumb item should render either an <a> element, or should have role="link" assigned. |
.k-breadcrumb-last-item .k-breadcrumb-link,.k-breadcrumb-last-item .k-breadcrumb-root-link |
aria-current=page |
The last breadcrumb item that points to the active page should have aria-current="page". |
.k-breadcrumb-last-item .k-breadcrumb-link |
aria-disabled=true |
Indicates that the last breadcrumb item is disabled. |
.k-breadcrumb-delimiter-icon |
aria-hidden=true |
The breadcrumb delimiter icon should not be accessed through assistive technology. |
Resources
ARIA practices: BreadCrumb Example
Section 508
The Breadcrumb is fully compliant with the Section 508 requirements.
Testing
The Breadcrumb 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 Breadcrumb has been tested with the following screen readers and browsers combinations:
| Environment | Tool |
|---|---|
| Firefox | NVDA |
| Chrome | JAWS |
| Microsoft Edge | JAWS |
Automated Testing
The Breadcrumb has been tested with axe-core.
Test Example
A live test example of the Breadcrumb component could be found here: https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/accessibility/breadcrumb