Accessibility in Blazor Split Button

27 Aug 20264 minutes to read

The Blazor Split Button component follows 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 Split Button component is outlined below.

Accessibility Criteria Compatibility
WCAG 2.2 Support AA
Section 508 Support Yes
Screen Reader Support Yes
Right-To-Left Support Not Applicable
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 Split Button component applies WAI-ARIA patterns to meet accessibility requirements. The following ARIA attributes are used in the Blazor Split Button component:

Attributes Purpose
role Identifies the Blazor Split Button as a button, the Blazor Split Button popup as a menu, and popup action items as menuitem.
aria-haspopup Indicates that the button opens an interactive Blazor Split Button popup (menu).
aria-expanded Reflects whether the Blazor Split Button popup is currently expanded or collapsed.
aria-owns Associates elements to define a parent/child relationship when it cannot be represented in the DOM hierarchy.
aria-disabled Indicates that the element is perceivable but disabled and not operable.

Keyboard interaction

The Blazor Split Button component follows keyboard interaction guidelines, making it usable for people who rely on assistive technologies (AT) and keyboard navigation. The following keyboard shortcuts are supported:

Windows Mac Actions
Esc Esc Closes the opened popup.
Enter Enter Opens the popup, or activates the highlighted item and closes the popup.
Space Space Opens the popup.
Navigates up to the previous action item.
Navigates down to the next action item.
Alt + + Closes the popup.
Alt + + Opens the popup.

Ensuring accessibility

The Blazor Split Button component’s accessibility is validated using axe-core with Playwright tests.

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

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