@progress/wct-a11y-spec/dist/mvccore/aria/notification_aria.md

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

Out of the box, the {{ site.product }} Notification provides extensive accessibility support and enables users with disabilities to acquire complete control over its features.


The Notification 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-notification` | `role=alert` | Notification element should be marked as an alert. |
|  | `aria-live=polite` | The aria-live value must be set to `polite`, so that it will not obscure other essential information while announced. |
|  | `aria-label` or `aria-labelledby` | The Notification needs an accessible name to be assigned to it. The label holds info about the type of the Notification (error, warning, info, etc.) |
|  | `aria-describedby=.k-notification-content id` | USed so that the content of the Notification will be announced by the assistive technologies. |
| `.k-i-close,.k-svg-i-close` | `aria-hidden=true` | The close button of the notification (if any) should not be present in the accessibility tree. |

## Resources

[WAI-ARIA spec: Role Alert](https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.2/#alert)

[ARIA Practices: Alert](https://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/apg/patterns/alert/)

## Section 508


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

## Testing


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

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