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Accessibility in Vue Splitter component
5 Mar 20263 minutes to read
The Splitter component follows widely adopted 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 Splitter component is outlined below.
- 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.Keyboard interaction
The Splitter provides keyboard access to ensure users can operate splitter bars without a mouse. The supported shortcuts are:
| Keyboard shortcuts | Actions |
|---|---|
| Tab | Helps in focusing the splitter on the page and switching between the consecutive splitter bars. |
| Shift + Tab | Helps in focusing the previous splitter bar element on the splitter. |
| Right arrow | Helps in moving the active horizontal orientated splitter bar to its Right side. |
| Left arrow | Helps in moving the active horizontal orientated splitter bar to its Left side. |
| Up arrow | Helps in moving the active vertical orientated splitter bar to its Up side. |
| Down arrow | Helps in moving the active vertical orientated splitter bar to its Down side. |
| Enter | Helps to toggle between expand and collapse actions of the splitter bar when it is active. |
Ensuring accessibility
Accessibility verification for the Splitter component is performed using automated tools such as accessibility-checker and axe-core during automated testing to help maintain compliance.
The accessibility compliance of the Splitter component is demonstrated in the following sample. Open the sample in a new window to evaluate the Splitter component with accessibility tools.