Accessibility in Blazor Dashboard Layout Component
10 Jun 20242 minutes to read
The Blazor Dashboard Layout component has been designed keeping in mind the WAI-ARIA specifications, by applying the prompt WAI-ARIA roles, states, and properties. This component is characterized by ARIA accessibility support, which makes navigation easy for people who use assistive technologies (AT).
The Blazor Dashboard Layout component followed the accessibility guidelines and standards, including ADA, Section 508, WCAG 2.2 standards, and WCAG roles that are commonly used to evaluate accessibility.
The accessibility compliance for the Blazor Dashboard Layout component is outlined below.
| Accessibility Criteria | Compatibility |
|---|---|
| WCAG 2.2 Support |  |
| Section 508 Support | |
| Screen Reader Support |  |
| Right-To-Left Support | |
| Color Contrast | |
| Mobile Device Support | |
| Keyboard Navigation Support | Not applicable |
| Axe-core Accessibility Validation | |
- All features of the component meet the requirement. - Some features of the component do not meet the requirement.
- The component does not meet the requirement.WAI-ARIA attributes
The Blazor Dashboard Layout component followed the WAI-ARIA patterns to meet the accessibility. The following ARIA attributes are used in the Dashboard Layout component:
| Attributes | Purpose |
|---|---|
| role=presentation | Indicates the role as a presentation for the table when the showGridLines property is enabled. |
| aria-grabbed | Indicates whether the attribute is set to true. It has been selected for dragging. If this attribute is set to false, the element can be grabbed for a drag-and-drop operation, but will not be currently grabbed. |
Keyboard interaction
Keyboard support is not applicable for the Dashboard Layout.
Ensuring accessibility
The Blazor Dashboard Layout component’s accessibility levels are ensured through an axe-core software tool during automated testing.
The accessibility compliance of the Dashboard Layout component is shown in the following sample. Open the sample in a new window to evaluate the accessibility of the Dashboard Layout component with accessibility tools.