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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: Overview |
| 3 | +page_title: jQuery Chat Documentation | Chat Accessibility |
| 4 | +description: "Get started with the jQuery Chat by Kendo UI and learn about its accessibility support for WAI-ARIA, Section 508, and WCAG 2.2." |
| 5 | +slug: accessibility_kendoui_chat_widget |
| 6 | +position: 1 |
| 7 | +--- |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +# Chat Accessibility |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +The Chat is accessible by screen readers and provides WAI-ARIA, Section 508, WCAG 2.2, and keyboard support. |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +For more information, refer to [Accessibility in Kendo UI for jQuery]({% slug overview_accessibility_support_kendoui %}). |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +Out of the box, the Kendo UI for jQuery Chat provides extensive accessibility support and enables users with disabilities to acquire complete control over its features. |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +The Chat is compliant with the [Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/) standards](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/) and [Section 508](http://www.section508.gov/) requirements, follows the [Web Accessibility Initiative - Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA)](https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/) best practices for implementing the [keyboard navigation](#keyboard-navigation) for its `component` role, provides options for managing its focus and is tested against the most popular screen readers. |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +## WAI-ARIA |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +This section lists the selectors, attributes, and behavior patterns supported by the component and its composite elements, if any. |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +| Selector | Attribute | Usage | |
| 29 | +| -------- | --------- | ----- | |
| 30 | +| `.k-message-list` | `role=log` | The role of the Chat message list must imply that there is a log (list) of messages. | |
| 31 | +| | `aria-label` | Announces the purpose of the Chat message list (for ex. 'Message list'). | |
| 32 | +| `.k-quick-reply` | `role=button` | The quick reply elements must be exposed as buttons. | |
| 33 | +| | `tabindex=0` | The quick reply elements must be part of the page tabsequence. | |
| 34 | +| `.k-message-box>.k-input-inner` | `role=textbox` or `nodeName=input` | The message must have an input or an element with `role=textbox`. | |
| 35 | +| | `label for` or `aria-label` or `aria-labelledby` | The message box input must have a label. | |
| 36 | +| `.k-input-suffix>.k-button` | `role=button` or `nodeName=button` | The buttons must have appropriate role. | |
| 37 | +| | `aria-label` or `title` | The buttons must be properly labelled. | |
| 38 | +| `.k-button-toggle` | `aria-controls=.k-toolbar-box id` | The ToolBar toggle button must have an `aria-controls` attribute pointing to the ToolBar element. | |
| 39 | +| `.k-toolbar-box` | `role=toolbar` | The Chat ToolBar must have an appropriate role. | |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +Chat ToolBar follows the specification for the the ToolBar component. |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +[ToolBar accessibility specification]({{toolbar_a11y_link}}) |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +## Resources |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +[WAI-ARIA specification for log](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.2/#log) |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +## Section 508 |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +The Chat is fully compliant with the [Section 508 requirements](http://www.section508.gov/). |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +## Testing |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +The Chat has been extensively tested automatically with [axe-core](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core) and manually with the most popular screen readers. |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +> To report any accessibility issues, contact the team through the [Telerik Support System](https://www.telerik.com/account/support-center). |
| 61 | +
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| 62 | +### Screen Readers |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +The Chat has been tested with the following screen readers and browsers combinations: |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +| Environment | Tool | |
| 68 | +| ----------- | ---- | |
| 69 | +| Firefox | NVDA | |
| 70 | +| Chrome | JAWS | |
| 71 | +| Microsoft Edge | JAWS | |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +### Test Example |
| 76 | + |
| 77 | +A live test example of the Captcha component could be found here: https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/accessibility/chat |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | +## See Also |
| 80 | + |
| 81 | +* [Keyboard Support in Kendo UI for jQuery]({% slug keyboard_shortcuts_accessibility_support %}) |
| 82 | +* [Accessibility in Kendo UI for jQuery]({% slug overview_accessibility_support_kendoui %}) |
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