Accessibility in React DropDownButton component

23 Jan 20244 minutes to read

The DropDownButton 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 DropDownButton 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
Accessibility Checker Validation 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 DropDownButton component followed the [WAI-ARIA] patterns to meet the accessibility. The following ARIA attributes are used in the DropDownButton component:

Attributes Purpose
role Indicates the DropDownButton component as button, DropDownButton popup as menu, and the dropdown popup action items as menuitem.
aria-haspopup Indicates the availability of the popup element.
aria-expanded Indicates whether the popup can be expanded or collapsed, as well as indicates whether its current state is expanded or collapsed.
aria-owns Identifies an elements in order to define a visual, functional, or contextual parent/child relationship between DOM elements where the DOM hierarchy cannot be used to represent the relationship.
aria-disabled Indicates that the element is perceivable but disabled, so it is not editable or otherwise operable.

Keyboard interaction

The Dropdown 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 DropDownButton component.

Press To do this
Esc Closes the popup.
Enter Opens the popup, or activates the highlighted item and closes the popup.
Space Opens the popup.
Up Navigates up or to the previous action item.
Alt + Up Arrow Closes the popup.
Alt + Down Arrow Opens the popup.

Ensuring accessibility

The Drop down component’s accessibility levels are ensured through an accessibility-checker and axe-core software tools during automated testing.

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

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