Spreadsheet Accessibility

The Spreadsheet 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 Spreadsheet provides extensive accessibility support and enables users with disabilities to acquire complete control over its features.

The Spreadsheet 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 Spreadsheet is a composite component that is used to render spreadsheet data and provide the proper means for its editing. It consists of the following structural elements:

Quick access elements - Undo and Redo buttons
Menu
ToolBars
Name editor
Formula input
Sheet area
Sheets bar Add Button
Sheets bar Menu Button
Sheets bar TabStrip

SpreadSheet Wrapping Element

Selector	Attribute	Usage
`.k-spreadsheet`	`role=application`	Indicates the Spreadsheets' role as an application.

Quick access elements

Selector	Attribute	Usage
`.k-spreadsheet-quick-access-toolbar>.k-button`	`role=button`	The two quick access elements are buttons.
	`aria-label` or `title`	The two quick access elements must have labels as they do not have text content.

The Menu used for selecting the active ToolBar must implement the Menu specification.

Menu accessibility specification

ToolBars

All ToolBars must implement the ToolBar specification. Apart from that, they also need to be labeled as per their purpose.

Selector	Attribute	Usage
`.k-spreadsheet-toolbar`	`aria-label` or `title`	Each ToolBar must have a label specifying its purpose.

ToolBar accessibility specification

Name editor

The Name editor must implement the spec for a ComboBox component.

ComboBox accessibility specification

Formula input

Selector	Attribute	Usage
`.k-spreadsheet-formula-input`	`aria-haspopup=menu`	Specifies that the formula input opens a popup.
	`aria-controls=.k-spreadsheet-formula-list id`	Points to the formulas list with role `menu`. Signifies that the formula input element controls the popup.
	`aria-expanded=true/false`	Announces the state of the popup visibility.
	`title`	The Formula input of the Spreadsheet must have a title specifying its purpose.
	`role=combobox`	The focusable element of the component should have role `combobox` (an input with popup).

Formula list

Selector	Attribute	Usage
`.k-spreadsheet-formula-list`	`id`	Unique and deterministic id linked to the `aria-controls` attribute of the corresponding formula input.
`.k-spreadsheet-formula-list`	`role=menu`	Announces the `menu` role of the popup.
`.k-list-item`	`role=menuitem`	Announces the `menuitem` role of the popup items.

Sheet area

The Sheet area must implement the spec for a Grid component. The column header cells are header cells are the members of the .k-spreadsheet-column-header element. The row header cells are the members of the .k-spreadsheet-row-header element.

Grid accessibility specification

Add new sheet button

Selector	Attribute	Usage
`.k-spreadsheet-sheet-add`	`role=button`	The add new sheet element is a button.
	`aria-label` or `title`	The add new sheet element must have a label as it does not have text content.
	`aria-controls=.k-tabstrip-items id`	Points to the `ul` element of the TabStrip that contains all tabs. Signifies that the `button` element controls the `tablist` one.

The Menu sheet button must implement the spec for a DropDownButton component.

DropDownButton accessibility specification

Selector	Attribute	Usage
`.k-spreadsheet-sheets-menu`	`aria-controls=.k-tabstrip-items id`	Points to the `ul` element of the TabStrip that contains all tabs. Signifies that the `button` element controls the `tablist` one.