Menu Accessibility
The Menu 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 Menu provides extensive accessibility support and enables users with disabilities to acquire complete control over its features.
The Menu 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.
| Selector | Attribute | Usage |
|---|---|---|
.k-menu:not(.k-context-menu) |
role=menubar |
Announces the Menu menubar role |
aria-activedescendent=.k-menu-item.k-focus id |
Points to the currently active menuitem. | |
.k-menu.k-menu-vertical |
aria-orientation=vertical |
Announces the Menu orientation when vertical. |
.k-menu-item |
role=menuitem |
Announces the Menu item role. |
.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 fully compliant with the Section 508 requirements.
Testing
The Menu 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 Menu has been tested with the following screen readers and browsers combinations:
| Environment | Tool |
|---|---|
| Firefox | NVDA |
| Chrome | JAWS |
| Microsoft Edge | JAWS |
Automated Testing
The Menu has been tested with axe-core.
Test Example
A live test example of the Menu component could be found here: https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/accessibility/menu