Notification Accessibility
The Notification 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 Notification provides extensive accessibility support and enables users with disabilities to acquire complete control over its features.
The Notification 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-notification |
role=alert |
Notification element should be marked as an alert. |
aria-live=polite |
The aria-live value must be set to polite, so that it will not obscure other essential information while announced. |
|
aria-label or aria-labelledby
|
The Notification needs an accessible name to be assigned to it. The label holds info about the type of the Notification (error, warning, info, etc.) | |
aria-describedby=.k-notification-content id |
USed so that the content of the Notification will be announced by the assistive technologies. | |
.k-i-close,.k-svg-i-close |
aria-hidden=true |
The close button of the notification (if any) should not be present in the accessibility tree. |
Resources
Section 508
The Notification is fully compliant with the Section 508 requirements.
Testing
The Notification 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 Notification has been tested with the following screen readers and browsers combinations:
| Environment | Tool |
|---|---|
| Firefox | NVDA |
| Chrome | JAWS |
| Microsoft Edge | JAWS |
Automated Testing
The Notification has been tested with axe-core.
Test Example
A live test example of the Notification component could be found here: https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/accessibility/notification