@progress/wct-a11y-spec/dist/react/aria/popover_aria.md

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

Out of the box, the Kendo React Popover provides extensive accessibility support and enables users with disabilities to acquire complete control over its features.


The Popover is compliant with the [Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/) standards and [Section 508](https://www.section508.gov/) requirements, follows the [Web Accessibility Initiative - Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA)](https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/) best practices for implementing the [keyboard navigation](#keyboard-navigation) for its `component` role, provides options for managing its focus and is tested against the most popular screen readers.

## WAI-ARIA


This section lists the selectors, attributes, and behavior patterns supported by the component and its composite elements, if any.

| Selector | Attribute | Usage |
| -------- | --------- | ----- |
| `.k-popover` | `role=tooltip/dialog` | Announces the tooltip (no focusable content) or dialog (contains focusable elements) role of the component. |
|  | `id` | The element needs an id to be associated with the aria-describedby attribute of the trigger element. |
|  | `aria-describedby=.k-popover id` | Links the popover trigger/anchor element with its corresponding popover container. |
| `.k-popover` | `aria-labelledby=.k-popover-header id` | Links the popover container with the popover header element when there is focusable content. |
|  | `aria-describedby=.k-popover-body id` | Links the popover container with the popover body element when there is focusable content. |
| `.k-popover-header` | `id` | Links the popover container with the popover header element when there is focusable content. |
| `.k-popover-body` | `id` | Links the popover container with the popover body element when there is focusable content. |

## Resources

[WAI-ARIA specification for tooltip](https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/tooltip/)

[MDN description for tooltip role](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/tooltip_role)

[MDN description for dialog role](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Roles/dialog_role)

## Section 508


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

## Testing


The Popover has been extensively tested automatically with [axe-core](https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core) and manually with the most popular screen readers.

> To report any accessibility issues, contact the team through the [Telerik Support System](https://www.telerik.com/account/support-center).

### Screen Readers


The Popover has been tested with the following screen readers and browsers combinations:

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