Accessibility in React Image Editor

4 Sep 20263 minutes to read

The React Image Editor component follows the accessibility guidelines and standards, including ADA, Section 508, WCAG 2.2, and WCAG roles commonly used to evaluate accessibility.

The accessibility compliance for the React Image Editor component is outlined below.

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.
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

Keyboard interaction

The React Image Editor component follows keyboard interaction guidelines to support assistive technologies and keyboard-only users. The following keyboard shortcuts are supported by the React Image Editor component (enabled by default).

Press Action
Ctrl + Z Undo last action
Ctrl + Y Redo last action
Ctrl + S Save image
Ctrl + O Open image
Delete Delete selected shape
Enter Apply selection crop or resize image
Escape Discard current operation

Ensuring accessibility

Verify accessibility using automated tools and manual testing. Common test packages include axe-core (used via test integrations like jest-axe) and the accessibility-checker tools.

You can also run the accessibility-checker CLI against the live sample to get a report.

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

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