Accessibility in Blazor Skeleton component

15 Apr 20242 minutes to read

The Blazor Skeleton 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 Skeleton component is outlined below.

Accessibility Criteria Compatibility
WCAG 2.2 Support Yes
Section 508 Support Yes
Screen Reader Support Yes
Right-To-Left Support Yes
Color Contrast Yes
Mobile Device Support Yes
Axe-core Accessibility Validation Yes
Yes - All features of the component meet the requirement.
Intermediate - Some features of the component do not meet the requirement.
No - The component does not meet the requirement.

WAI-ARIA attributes

The Blazor Skeleton component followed the WAI-ARIA patterns to meet the accessibility. The following ARIA attributes are used in the Blazor Skeleton component:

Properties Functionality
role=alert Used to convey important, time-sensitive or contextual message to the user.
aria-label Attribute provides the text label for the Skeleton.
aria-live Attributes which indicates the content changes which are not interactable are live regions.
aria-busy Set to true until loading is complete, then set to false.

Ensuring accessibility

The Blazor Skeleton component’s accessibility levels are ensured through an axe-core with playwright tests.

The accessibility compliance of the Blazor Skeleton component is shown in the following sample. Open the sample in a new window to evaluate the accessibility of the Blazor Skeleton component with accessibility tools.

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