ImageEditor Accessibility
The ImageEditor 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 ImageEditor provides extensive accessibility support and enables users with disabilities to acquire complete control over its features.
The ImageEditor 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 ImageEditor is a composite component containing:
- ToolBar (
role=toolbar); - Image canvas (
role=img); - Edit action pane (
role=form);
The ToolBar follows the spec for the ToolBar component:
ToolBar accessibility specification
The image canvas must have an appropriate role and accessible name assigned:
| Selector | Attribute | Usage |
|---|---|---|
.k-imageeditor-canvas>canvas |
role=img |
Indicates the canvas' role as an image. |
aria-label or aria-labelledby
|
Provides an accessible name for the canvas by describing the image content. |
The Edit pane (present on performing crop and resize of image) follows the spec for the Form component:
Form accessibility specification
Resources
Section 508
The ImageEditor is fully compliant with the Section 508 requirements.
Testing
The ImageEditor 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 ImageEditor has been tested with the following screen readers and browsers combinations:
| Environment | Tool |
|---|---|
| Firefox | NVDA |
| Chrome | JAWS |
| Microsoft Edge | JAWS |
Automated Testing
The ImageEditor has been tested with axe-core.
Test Example
A live test example of the ImageEditor component could be found here: https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/accessibility/imageeditor