Accessibility in Blazor Toggle Switch Button Component

26 Mar 20243 minutes to read

The Blazor Toggle Switch Button 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 Toggle Switch Button component is outlined below.

Accessibility Criteria Compatibility
WCAG 2.2 Support Yes
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 Toggle Switch Button component followed the WAI-ARIA patterns to meet the accessibility. The following ARIA attributes are used in the Blazor Toggle Switch Button component:

Attributes Purpose
role Indicates the Toggle Switch Button component.
aria-disabled Indicates that the element is perceivable but disabled, so it is not editable or otherwise operable.

Keyboard interaction

The Blazor Toggle Switch Button 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 Toggle Switch Button component.

Press To do this
Space When the Toggle Switch Button has focus, pressing the Space key changes the state of the Toggle Switch Button.

Ensuring accessibility

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

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

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