Accessibility in React Split Button
4 Sep 20265 minutes to read
The React Split 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 React Split Button component is outlined below.
| Accessibility Criteria | Compatibility |
|---|---|
| WCAG 2.2 Support |  |
| Section 508 Support | |
| Screen Reader Support | |
| Right-To-Left Support | |
| Color Contrast | |
| Mobile Device Support | |
| Keyboard Navigation Support | |
| Accessibility Checker Validation | |
| Axe-core Accessibility Validation | |
- All features of the component meet the requirement.
- Some features of the component do not meet the requirement.
- The component does not meet the requirement.WAI-ARIA attributes
The React Split Button component implements WAI-ARIA patterns to provide comprehensive accessibility support. The following ARIA attributes are used in the React Split Button component:
| Attributes | Purpose |
|---|---|
role |
Indicates the React Split Button component as button, React Split Button popup as menu, and the React Split Button popup action items as menuitem. |
aria-haspopup |
Indicates the availability and type of interactive React Split Button popup element. |
aria-expanded |
Indicates whether the React Split Button 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 React Split Button component supports comprehensive keyboard navigation following WAI-ARIA guidelines, making it accessible to users who rely on assistive technologies and keyboard-only navigation. The following keyboard shortcuts are supported by the React Split Button component.
| Press | To do this |
|---|---|
| Tab | Moves focus to the React Split Button component. |
| Shift + Tab | Moves focus away from the React Split Button component. |
| Enter | Opens the popup, or activates the highlighted item and closes the popup. |
| Space | Opens the popup. |
| Up Arrow | Navigates to the previous action item. |
| Down Arrow | Navigates to the next action item. |
| Home | Navigates to the first item in the popup. |
| End | Navigates to the last item in the popup. |
| Esc | Closes the opened popup. |
| Alt + Down Arrow | Opens the popup. |
| Alt + Up Arrow | Closes the popup. |
Ensuring accessibility
The React Split Button component’s accessibility levels are ensured through an accessibility-checker and axe-core software tools during automated testing.
The accessibility compliance of the React Split Button component is shown in the following sample. Open the sample in a new window to evaluate the accessibility of the React Split Button component with accessibility tools.