JavaScript/jQuery Scheduler - Accessibility

Accessibility Features Overview

NOTE
The overall accessibility level of your application depends on the Scheduler features 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 Scheduler 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)		 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A) Scheduler does not include accessibility information about:
  • The number of appointments in a single day.
  • Current time.
  • Appointment resources.
  • Recurrence section in the editing popup.
501 (Web)(Software)
504.2 (Authoring Tool)
602.3 (Support Docs)		 1.4.1 Use of Color (Level A) Scheduler’s appointment resource does not have alternative 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)		 Scheduler does not support Windows High Contrast themes.
501 (Web)(Software)
504.2 (Authoring Tool)
602.3 (Support Docs)		 2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A)
11.5.2.13 Tracking of focus and selection attributes
  • Virtual scrolling does not support keyboard navigation.
  • Users cannot add an appointment via keyboard navigation.
501 (Web)(Software)
504.2 (Authoring Tool)
602.3 (Support Docs)		 2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap (Level A) Scheduler has keyboard trap in appointments navigation if virtual scrolling is enabled.

Screen Reader Support

The Scheduler component supports screen readers and complies to WAI-ARIA standards. Known exceptions are listed in the Accessibility Standards Compliance topic.