Accessibility Features Overview
NOTE
The overall accessibility level of your application depends on the Accordion features that you use.
| Accessibility Requirement | Support Level |
|---|---|
| Right-to-Left Support | |
| Keyboard Navigation Support | |
| Screen Reader Support | |
| Contrast Color Theme | |
| Mobile Device Support | |
| Lighthouse Accessibility Validation | |
| Axe Accessibility Validation | |
| WAVE Accessibility Validation | |
| Section 508 Support | |
| WCAG 2.x Support |
- - All component features meet the requirement
- - Some component features may not meet the requirement
- - Accessibility requirement is not supported
Accessibility Standards Compliance
The Accordion component meets a variety of Section 508 and WCAG 2.x compliance standards. Known exceptions:
| Section 508 criteria | WCAG 2.x criteria | Exception description |
|---|---|---|
| 501 (Web)(Software) 504.2 (Authoring Tool) 602.3 (Support Docs) |
1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA) 1.4.11 Non-text Contrast (Level AA 2.1 and 2.2) |
Accordion does not support Windows High Contrast themes. |
| 501 (Web)(Software) 504.2 (Authoring Tool) 602.3 (Support Docs) |
2.4.3 Focus Order (Level A) | Accordion has an unexpected navigation order if there are interactive elements within the content. |
| 501 (Web)(Software) 504.2 (Authoring Tool) 602.3 (Support Docs) |
4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A) | Accordion does not supply information about the nested interactive elements. |
| 11.5.2.5 Object information | - | Accordion does not supply information about the open and closed elements. |
The component also complies with the European Accessibility Act (EAA) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) directives.
Keyboard Navigation
A user can use the following keys to interact with the Accordion component:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| ↑ or PageUp | Sets focus to the previous panel. |
| ↓ or PageDown | Sets focus to the next panel. |
| Home | Sets focus to the first panel. |
| End | Sets focus to the last panel. |
| Enter | Expands the focused panel. |
| Space | Collapses the focused panel. |
Use the registerKeyHandler(key, handler) method to implement a custom handler for a key.
jQuery
JavaScript
function registerKeyHandlers () {
const accordion = $("#accordionContainer").dxAccordion("instance");
accordion.registerKeyHandler("backspace", function(e) {
// The argument "e" contains information on the event
});
accordion.registerKeyHandler("space", function(e) {
// ...
});
}Angular
TypeScript
import { ..., ViewChild, AfterViewInit } from '@angular/core';
import { DxAccordionModule, DxAccordionComponent } from 'devextreme-angular';
// ...
export class AppComponent implements AfterViewInit {
@ViewChild(DxAccordionComponent, { static: false }) accordion: DxAccordionComponent;
// Prior to Angular 8
// @ViewChild(DxAccordionComponent) accordion: DxAccordionComponent;
ngAfterViewInit () {
this.accordion.instance.registerKeyHandler('backspace', function(e) {
// The argument "e" contains information on the event
});
this.accordion.instance.registerKeyHandler('space', function(e) {
// ...
});
}
}
@NgModule({
imports: [
// ...
DxAccordionModule
],
// ...
})Vue
<template>
<DxAccordion :ref="myAccordionRef" />
</template>
<script>
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
import DxAccordion from 'devextreme-vue/accordion';
const myAccordionRef = 'my-accordion';
export default {
components: {
DxAccordion
},
data() {
return {
myAccordionRef
}
},
computed: {
accordion: function() {
return this.$refs[myAccordionRef].instance;
}
},
mounted: function() {
this.accordion.registerKeyHandler('backspace', function(e) {
// The argument "e" contains information on the event
});
this.accordion.registerKeyHandler('space', function(e) {
// ...
});
}
}
</script>React
App.js
import React from 'react';
import 'devextreme/dist/css/dx.light.css';
import { Accordion } from 'devextreme-react/accordion';
class App extends React.Component {
constructor(props) {
super(props);
this.accordionRef = React.createRef();
}
render() {
return (
<Accordion ref={this.accordionRef} />
);
}
get accordion() {
return this.accordionRef.current.instance();
}
componentDidMount() {
this.accordion.registerKeyHandler('backspace', function(e) {
// The argument "e" contains information on the event
});
this.accordion.registerKeyHandler('space', function(e) {
// ...
});
}
}
export default App;Screen Reader Support
The Accordion component supports screen readers and complies to WAI-ARIA standards.
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