PDFViewer Accessibility
The PDFViewer 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 PDFViewer provides extensive accessibility support and enables users with disabilities to acquire complete control over its features.
The PDFViewer 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 PDFViewer component contains two inner elements - a toolbar and a page container.
ToolBar accessibility specification
| Selector | Attribute | Usage |
|---|---|---|
.k-pdfviewer .k-canvas |
tabindex=0 |
Defines the focusable page container element. |
aria-label |
Describes the purpose of the focusable container. Translatable message. | |
role=document |
Defines that content should be evaluated in reader mode by assistive technologies. | |
.k-pdfviewer .k-toolbar .k-button:has(.k-svg-i-search, .k-i-search) |
aria-haspopup=dialog |
Describes that the Search tool button opens a dialog element. |
.k-pdfviewer .k-canvas .k-search-panel |
role=dialog |
Describes the role of the Search panel. |
aria-label |
Translatable message, same label as the one, used to describe the Toolbar Search tool. |
Section 508
The PDFViewer is fully compliant with the Section 508 requirements.
Testing
The PDFViewer 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 PDFViewer has been tested with the following screen readers and browsers combinations:
| Environment | Tool |
|---|---|
| Firefox | NVDA |
| Chrome | JAWS |
| Microsoft Edge | JAWS |
Automated Testing
The PDFViewer has been tested with axe-core.
Test Example
A live test example of the PDFViewer component could be found here: https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/accessibility/pdfviewer