@progress/wct-a11y-spec/dist/angular/keyboard-navigation/datepicker_keyboard-navigation.md

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

## Managing Focus

Initial focus is on the selected date.

Focus is trapped in the picker's popup. Meaning that once the popup is opened, Tab key will go only through its content.

## Keyboard Shortcuts

**Actions applied to the DateInput:**

The DatePicker implements the keyboard shortcuts for the DateInput component. Apart from that, it also features the following shortcuts related to ist Popup:

| Shortcut| Behavior |
|---------------------|---------------------|
|`Esc`| Closes the popup|
|`Alt + Down`| Opens the popup|
|`Alt + Up`| Closes the popup|

**Actions applied to the Calendar:**

Ones the popup is open, navigation is handled through the Calendar component.

## Resources

https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-practices/examples/dialog-modal/datepicker-dialog.html