@progress/wct-a11y-spec/dist/angular/aria/textarea_aria.md

Contains accessibility and keyboard navigation specification of Telerik and Kendo web components.

The Kendo UI for Angular TextArea component is [WCAG 2.1 AAA](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/) and [Section 508](http://www.section508.gov/) compliant. The component also follows the [WAI-ARIA best practices](https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/) for implementing the keyboard navigation for its component role, and is tested against the popular screen readers.

## Wai-Aria

| Selector | Attribute | Usage |
| -------- | --------- | ----- |
| .k-input-inner | `role=textbox` or `nodeName=textarea` | Describes the role of the component. |
|  | `label for=` or `aria-label` or `aria-labelledby` | The input needs an accessible name to be assigned to it. |
|  | `aria-multiline=true` | Announces the multiline behaviour of the textarea. |
|  | `disabled` or `aria-disabled` | Attribute is rendered only when the textarea is disabled. |
|  | `aria-invalid=true` | Attribute is rendered only when the textarea is in form and announces the valid state of the component. |

## Resources

[WAI-ARIA specification for textbox](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.2/#textbox)

## Section 508


The TextArea is compliant with the [Section 508](http://www.section508.gov/) requirements

## Testing


The component has been extensively tested automatically with static code analyzers and manually with the most popular screen readers.

> Any Accessibility Issues could be reported in [Telerik Support System](https://www.telerik.com/account/support-center).

### Screen Readers

| Environment | Tool |
| ----------- | ---- |
| Firefox | NVDA |
| Chrome | JAWS |
| Microsoft Edge | JAWS |