Accessibility in Blazor SpeedDial component

15 Apr 20244 minutes to read

The Blazor Speed Dial 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 Speed Dial 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
Keyboard Navigation 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 Speed Dial component followed the WAI-ARIA patterns to meet the accessibility. The following ARIA attributes are used in the Blazor Speed Dial component:

Attributes Purpose
role=menu Specifies that the Speed Dial item has a submenu.
role=menuitem Indicates an actionable item within the Speed Dial submenu.
aria-label Indicates the Speed Dial Popup item text.
aria-expanded It indicates whether the Speed Dial current state is expanded or collapsed.
aria-haspopup It indicates whether the Speed Dial has popup items or not.
aria-controls Attribute is set to the Speed Dial button and it points to the corresponding content.
aria-disabled Indicates the state of menu item whether it is disabled.

Keyboard interaction

The Blazor Speed Dial component followed the keyboard interaction guideline, making it easy for people who use assistive technologies (AT) and those who completely rely on keyboard navigation. The following keyboard shortcuts are supported by the Blazor Speed Dial component.

Press To do this
Enter Open/close the menu.
Up-arrow Focuses the next menu item.
Left-Arrow Focuses the previous menu item.
Down-Arrow Focuses the previous menu item.
Right-Arrow Focuses the next menu item.
Home Focuses the first menu item.
End Focuses the last menu item.
Esc Closes the menu.

Ensuring accessibility

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

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

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