Ongoing accessibility updates


This article provides an updated report of accessibility changes and enhancements for the Kaltura applications. Links to the relevant version release notes are included.

ID #

Description

Related app

KMS-29326

Added the missing keyboard focus for all buttons and elements where it was missing

KMS/KAF


KMS Version 5.137.x October 22, 2024

ID #

Description

Related app

ADA-1624

The “Share email link” tab on the entry page no longer triggers e-mail client immediately, but instead a new button appears. 

KMS/KAF

ADA-1328

Entry page - Adjustments to the Tabs to be with the right role, and support for 200% zoom and up. 

KMS/KAF

ADA-1317

Kaltura Editing Tools (KEA) - Changes to the display to support 200% and 400% zoom.

KMS/KAF

ADA-1290

Theming-based footer - H1 headers were removed and replaced with appropriate header. 

KMS

ADA-1221

Theming-based footer - Removed the empty element. 

KMS

ADA-742

My History - Empty history message adjustments to the default html headers.

KMS/KAF

ADA-713

Media Page - Tags - a better announcement of the number of tags available. 

KMS/KAF

ADA-408

Edit Playlist page and Create playlist page support 200% and 400% zoom. 

KMS/KAF


KMS Version 5.136.x October 8, 2024

ID #

Description

Related app

ADA-1614

Search pages filters - Added language exception msgid for aria. 

KMS/KAF

ADA-1542

Added visible labels for "Profile", "Close", and "Menu" buttons. 

KMS

ADA-1525

Search pages filters - NVDA is now announcing the custom duration values correctly.

KMS/KAF

ADA-1522

Search pages filters - Correct the role defining the "X" buttons in the filter close.

KMS/KAF

ADA-1521

Search pages filters - Visual presentation of min and max value of the "Custom" sliders was added.

KMS/KAF

ADA-1483

My-media - Change UI style focus navigation on the component was fixed.

KMS/KAF

ADA-1480

Theming upload and edit - Error messages for mandatory items are now available.

KMS/KAF

ADA-1448

Media edit page - The tab menu items are now announce correctly. 

KMS/KAF

ADA-1401

Description rich text editor - adjusting the focus and announcing of the editing options. 

KMS/KAF

ADA-1385

Theming-based sessions cards - more info button now has tooltip in small screens. 

KMS/KAF

ADA-1343

Interactive Video creation page heading structure was adjusted.

KMS/KAF

ADA-1290

Header elements on the footer now have the right headings.

KMS

ADA-1213

Header elements on the tags search page was fixed. 

KMS

ADA-1149

Better focus indicator on the refresh button.

KMS/KAF

ADA-1108

Header elements on the edit media captions tab was fixed. 

KMS/KAF

ADA-1090

Edit media add collaborator modal box - mandatory fields are stated better.

KMS/KAF

ADA-85

Handling of headers presence and order on all pages.
Also applies to (ADA-904, ADA-884, ADA-720, ADA-696)

KMS/KAF

ADA-742

My History - post history clean, message announcement heading is configurable. 

KMS/KAF

ADA-409

Handling the tag search page in 400% zoom.

KMS

ADA-408

Handling the Edit Playlist page and Create Playlist page in 400% zoom.

KMS/KAF


KMS Version 5.135.x September 23, 2024

ID #

Description

Related app

ADA-1603

Edit Media - Change Media Owner selected option "x" button is now navigable with keyboard.

KMS/KAF

ADA-1490

Template pages' playlist carousel ‘next’ and ‘previous’ arrows correction to the flow of keyboard tabbing.  

KMS

ADA-1482

Search in My Media page to have non-visual label contain the visual label. 

KMS/KAF

ADA-1098

Edit media page - add captions - the browse for a file to upload CTA aria label was corrected. 

KMS/KAF

ADA-953

Edit media page - Date selection format  now announces.

KMS/KAF

ADA-809

REACH Service Requests - Changed the behavior of the Show Details buttons, moving the focus to the input.

KMS/KAF

ADA-657

Theming based Header in a transparent mode on template pages color contrast ratio is now sufficient. 

KMS

ADA-409

Search by tag page - support for 400% zoom.

KMS


KMS Version 5.133.x August 26, 2024

ID #

Description

Related app

ADA-207

KMS Admin - Undo buttons keyboard access handling.

KMS/KAF

ADA-544

Adjust the X button on tags color contrast. 

KMS/KAF

ADA-561

Better focus on template pages carousel items.

KMS/KAF

ADA-608

KMS Admin - Undo buttons SR announcement of confirmation message.

KMS/KAF

ADA-610

KMS Admin - handled the '*' being added on SR announcement.

KMS/KAF

ADA-621

KMS Admin - Search bar helps text to stay visible.

KMS/KAF

ADA-685

All Channels - SR now announces all the information available on channel thumbnail.

KMS

ADA-806

REACH Service Requests - SR is now making meaningful announcements for the remaining percentage. 

KMS/KAF

ADA-818

REACH Service Requests - SR is now announcing "expanded"/"collapsed" when activating the combo box with down arrow or Space key.

KMS/KAF

ADA-910

REACH captions request - Checkbox now has an accessible name.

KMS/KAF

ADA-1020

Edit Media - Change Media Owner selected option "X" is now navigable with keyboard.

KMS/KAF

ADA-1081

Edit media - "Add a Presenter" modal is now announcing correctly.

KMS/KAF

ADA-1151

Color contrast for border for Clear History button contrast ratio.

KMS/KAF

ADA-1172

Edit media - Date picker color contrast ratio.

KMS/KAF

ADA-1395

Registration page - Added “autocomplete” attribute for First Name, Last Name and Email inputs.

KMS

ADA-1396, 

ADA-1543

Theming-based Footer - Text content is now visible on both 200% and 400% zoom. 

KMS

ADA-1402

Edit media - The "insert link" and "insert image" buttons on the description rich text editor is now announcing correctly.

KMS/KAF

ADA-1414

Edit media - Date picker navigation in the calendar.

KMS/KAF

ADA-1429

Color contrast ratio for text was adjusted in the following theming-based pages: channel collections, list page, channel pages, template pages. 

KMS/KAF

ADA-1431

Avoid nesting <a> elements with 'role="menuitem"' on template pages.

KMS

ADA-1438

The "See all" links on the template pages now have an associated name.

KMS

ADA-1442

Media page - Removed the hidden focus after "Action" dropdown when not needed. 

KMS/KAF

ADA-1444

Theming-based search - Adjusted the announcement when focus falls on the Search field.

KMS

ADA-1462

Correct aria label on the template pages hero carousel. 

KMS

ADA-1474

Media page - Search in video and auto complete data will now be read by SR.

KMS/KAF

ADA-1475

Media page - Actions dropdown handling when publishing is disabled. 

KMS/KAF

ADA-1484

Media page - Like button handling for better SR announcing.

KMS/KAF

ADA-1486

Search page - Filter dropdown button "More field " change of aria labels.

KMS/KAF

ADA-1506

Search page - Filter dropdown button "More field " better color of border button.

KMS/KAF

ADA-1507

History page - Support for buttons on 400% zoom. 

KMS/KAF

ADA-1512

Media page - Search in video button color contrast.

KMS/KAF


KMS Version 5.132.x August 12, 2024

ID #

Description

Related app

ADA-1497

My Media table view corrected aria for action icons.

KMS/KAF

ADA-1289

Handling of 400% zoom on the ‘show more’ in search results.

KMS/KAF

ADA-1254

Search filters with radio buttons now have correct announcing by screen readers (SR).

KMS/KAF

ADA-1250

Global search expanded/collapsed button now has correct announcement by SR.

KMS/KAF

ADA-1217

All playlists page - The "Details of playlist", "Edit", and "Delete" links are now meaningful. 

KMS/KAF

ADA-1215

Corrected the aria-label on the ‘show more’ in search results.

KMS/KAF

ADA-1182

Removed the Show More/Less aria-expanded from the filters in search results. 

KMS/KAF

ADA-1166,
ADA-808

Reach - “Show details” - SR now informs the user that pop-up has opened.

KMS/KAF

ADA-1132

Edit Live Entry: Low latency link in KC now includes text identifiers in addition to color for better identification.

KMS/KAF

ADA-1114

Edit live entry - The copy live info buttons are now keyboard accessible.

KMS/KAF

ADA-1113

Edit live entry - The copy live info buttons have the correct announcement by SR.

KMS/KAF

ADA-845

Better focus indicator for the Show More/Less in the search filters. 

KMS/KAF

ADA-719

Playlist Share & Embed - Added correct labels for controls.

KMS/KAF

ADA-711

Media page ‘more’ tags button role announcement was added.

KMS/KAF

ADA-564

Added a role to the “Action in progress” when using the search’s 'click on filters'.

KMS/KAF

KMS Version 5.131.x July 29, 2024

ID Description KMS/KAF Related
ADA-1366 Fixed the Theming-based upload page's title format.  KMS/KAF
ADA-1362 My-media table view - "Title" and "Created By" sort are now announced. KMS/KAF
ADA-1349
ADA-1348
ADA-1342
Unique page titles were given to missing pages. KMS/KAF
ADA-1329 Media page actions menu ARIA roles adjustment per standard. KMS/KAF
ADA-1327 Single channel actions menu, <ul> directly contain <li> elements only. KMS/KAF
ADA-1316 Express Capture 400% zoom support.  KMS/KAF
ADA-1302 Search in video 400% zoom support.  KMS/KAF
ADA-1293 Gallery breadcrumbs color contrast ratio adjustment.  KMS/KAF
ADA-1212 Search in channel results are now announced. KMS/KAF
ADA-1210 Search button now has alt/description text on mobile. KMS/KAF
ADA-1192 Tag search page - Focus over the search buttons was added. KMS
ADA-1175 The 'Add a Presenter' modals in media edit page now support ESC key. KMS/KAF
ADA-1082 The 'Add a Presenter' modals title was set to Heading 2. KMS/KAF
ADA-959 Media edit page headings were added in relevant locations. KMS/KAF
ADA-918 Search button now announces correctly for collapse mode. KMS/KAF
ADA-823 Service Requests now announce correctly for details opened. KMS/KAF
ADA-811 Service Requests now announce correctly the roles for the combo box. KMS/KAF
ADA-363 Edit Channel page - 400% zoom support for different tabs.  KMS/KAF


KMS Version 5.130.x July 16, 2024

In this release, 22 issues have been resolved around accessibility, including but not limited to:

  1. keyboard focus for tooltips. 
  2. making sure that <li> elements are contained in a <ul> or <ol>.
  3. fixing incorrect tabbing sequence for search in the header. 

KMS Version 5.129.x July 2, 2024

ID Description KMS/KAF Related
ADA-801 [Accessibility] Personal Profile Page - Group Change menu is now keyboard accessible KMS
ADA-1349 [Accessibility] Unique titles were added to pages missing them, or names were updated to provide a meaningful title. (ADA-1348,ADA-1345,ADA-1344,ADA-1341,ADA-1339) KMS
ADA-1008 [Accessibility] KMS admin - Made sure all IDs are unique in the same DOM. KMS/KAF
ADA-799 [Accessibility] Header search bar was adjusted to provide better support for SR. KMS
ADA-1330 [Accessibility] Media page actions drop-down - direct child of a <ul> is now a <li> element. KMS/KAF
ADA-1320 [Accessibility] KAF upload media 'back' button now receives keyboard focus. KAF
ADA-1314 [Accessibility] Express Capture - focus is not moved to the 'Use this' button once done recording. KMS/KAF
ADA-1303 [Accessibility] Media page - Edit action is now available in 400% zoom. KMS/KAF
ADA-1297 [Accessibility] Template pages - Removed the ability to tab to hidden video thumbnails in carousel. KMS
ADA-1294 [Accessibility] Global search focus on elements was enhanced.  KMS
ADA-1285 [Accessibility] Aria label on button on the Access Denied page. KMS/KAF
ADA-1284 [Accessibility] Homepage - Enabled activation of info on thumbnails with tab. KMS
ADA-1277 [Accessibility] Add webcast page - Contrast for the Location field was adjusted. KMS/KAF
ADA-1223 [Accessibility] Theming search page - Resolved the keyboard trap in the cog button. KMS
ADA-1214 [Accessibility] Tag search page - Filters selected value was changed to aria-current from aria-selected. KMS
ADA-1146 [Accessibility] Vertical menu - Items are announced as menu items. KMS
ADA-1125 [Accessibility] Theming-based application error message contrast issue was resolved. KMS/KAF

KMS Version 5.128.x June 23, 2024

ID Description KMS/KAF Related
ADA-1312,
ADA-1221
[Accessibility] The empty promotion element in the footer was removed. KMS
ADA-1259 [Accessibility] Media view page - Tabs are now announced correctly. KMS/KAF
ADA-1201 [Accessibility] KMS admin - User's list -IDs are now unique in the dome.  KMS/KAF
ADA-1178,
ADA-1177,
ADA-1176
[Accessibility] Media edit page - Upload Captions modals can now be closed with ESC key. KMS/KAF
ADA-1174 [Accessibility] Media edit page - Change Media Owner modals can now be closed with ESC key. KMS/KAF
ADA-1115 [Accessibility] Town Hall Edit page - Data cell values in the table are announced to SR user in URL Columns. KMS/KAF
ADA-1104,
ADA-1102
[Accessibility] Media edit page - Upload Captions modals now presents mandatory fields. KMS/KAF
ADA-1100 [Accessibility] Media edit page - Upload Captions modals - Label field now announced on focus to SR KMS/KAF
ADA-1008 [Accessibility] KMS admin - Manage config - IDs are now unique in the dome.  KMS/KAF
ADA-973 [Accessibility] Publish section 'edit' button on the publishing alert access control adjustment KMS/KAF
ADA-946,
ADA-933
[Accessibility] Rich Text box editor pressed state is now visible for Bold, Italic, Underline, and other buttons. KMS/KAF
ADA-928 [Accessibility] Media edit page - More meaningful ALT for the thumbnail was added.  KMS/KAF
ADA-914 [Accessibility] Media view page - Upon deleting comment, the focus indicator no longer moves outside the pop-up window. KMS/KAF
ADA-870 [Accessibility] Tag search page - Support for text spacing on media titles. KMS
ADA-830 [Accessibility] REACH Service Requests - Higher aspect ratio for the 'OK' button in the modal popup on mouse hovered. KMS/KAF
ADA-805 [Accessibility] REACH Service Requests - "Current Credit Status" is now announced as heading. KMS/KAF
ADA-799 [Accessibility] Changed the theming-based Search form to a Div. KMS

KMS Version 5.127.x June 3, 2024

ID Description KMS/KAF Related
SUP-42010 [Accessibility] Hidden element in header was removed from tab order KMS
ADA-1288 [Accessibility] Theming Search page tags/captions symbols tab support KMS
ADA-1276 [Accessibility] Template page hero - Play/Pause button aria label KMS
ADA-1245 [Accessibility] Media edit page - attachment tab - Buttons aria label KMS/KAF
ADA-1240 [Accessibility] Channel Edit page - Advanced Settings tab - fields aria label KMS/KAF
ADA-1239 [Accessibility] Channel Edit page - Users" tab, "Download List" button name KMS/KAF
ADA-1236 [Accessibility] Support with NVDA to read the minutes of videos on Theming channel vod thumbnails.  KMS/KAF
ADA-1220 [Accessibility] Channel page resolve duplication of ids KMS/KAF
ADA-1200 [Accessibility] Add correct aria on my-media dropdown button KMS/KAF
ADA-1199 [Accessibility] Removed aria-pressed from my-media button KMS/KAF
ADA-1158 [Accessibility] KMS admin - groups page - resolve button duplicate ids  KMS/KAF
ADA-1153 [Accessibility] Channel history - "View Channel Rules" link announcement KMS/KAF
ADA-1152 [Accessibility] REACH service request page - page headings KMS/KAF
ADA-1149 [Accessibility] UI adjustments for the focus indicator for refresh button in my-history KMS/KAF
ADA-1106 [Accessibility] Edit media - Add captions - SR support for Label field KMS/KAF
ADA-1093 [Accessibility] Edit media - Disabled "Edit Caption" link should not have tab focus KMS/KAF
ADA-1087 [Accessibility] Edit media - add a presenter - instruction text higher contrast ratio  KMS/KAF
ADA-1045 [Accessibility] Media page - search in media - remove suggestions support for SR KMS/KAF
ADA-1019 [Accessibility] Media page - change media owner - instruction text higher contrast ratio KMS/KAF
ADA-996 [Accessibility] Publish locations types text higher contrast ratio KMS/KAF
ADA-983 [Accessibility] Search information button higher contrast ratio KMS
ADA-948 [Accessibility] Edit media - edit Tags field meaningful announcement KMS/KAF
ADA-907 [Accessibility] Media page - higher color contrast for green alert messages KMS/KAF
ADA-868 [Accessibility] Theming Search page - support text spacing for video titles KMS
ADA-840 [Accessibility] REACH service request page - alerts focus order handling KMS/KAF
ADA-833 [Accessibility] Search page - add "show more" support in 400% zoom KMS/KAF
ADA-825 [Accessibility] REACH service request page - Highlighted content higher color contrast KMS/KAF
ADA-744 [Accessibility] REACH service request page - View Channel Rules link higher color contrast KMS/KAF
ADA-524 [Accessibility] Theming session card - show more link - meaningful alternative text KMS/KAF

KMS Version 5.126.x May 27, 2024

ID Description KMS/KAF Related
SUP-42240 [Accessibility] Fixed the display of the progress bar in My History in 300-400% ZOOM  KMS/KAF
ADA-1204 [Accessibility] KMS admin - handling the users page's 'next page' element KMS/KAF
ADA-1203 [Accessibility] KMS admin - handling the users page's unique Ids KMS/KAF
ADA-1186 [Accessibility] KMS admin - handling the users page's headers KMS/KAF
ADA-1185 [Accessibility] Upload page 'Choose a file to upload' SR support KMS/KAF
ADA-1128 [Accessibility] Footer links text support for 400% KMS/KAF
ADA-1116 [Accessibility] Town Hall edit page - 'Information icon' announcement and tooltip label handled KMS/KAF
ADA-1112 [Accessibility] Town Hall edit page - focus indicator on all the focusable elements of the tab KMS/KAF
ADA-1107 [Accessibility] Media edit page - add captions - error message popped up announce by SR KMS/KAF
ADA-1095 [Accessibility] Media edit page - captions - contrast ratio for highlighted texts. KMS/KAF
ADA-1094 [Accessibility] Media edit page - captions - button role change from link KMS/KAF
ADA-1093 [Accessibility] Media edit page - captions - disabled button remove tab focus KMS/KAF
ADA-1059 [Accessibility] Rich text editor - "insert link" and "insert image" buttons focus KMS/KAF
ADA-1041 [Accessibility] Publishing schedule "i" icon has tooltip text info keyboard support KMS/KAF
ADA-1040 [Accessibility] Channel "Playlists" tab drag and down option keyboard support KMS/KAF
ADA-1021 [Accessibility] Edit Media error message pop ups post "Add" and "Save" SR announcements KMS/KAF
ADA-1012 [Accessibility] Media edit page - handle aria non-null value KMS/KAF
ADA-1011 [Accessibility] Media edit page - handle aria-autocomplete attribute KMS/KAF
ADA-999 [Accessibility] Upload page - Higher contrast for the small "or" text  KMS/KAF
ADA-996 [Accessibility] Channel edit - Higher contrast for channel type texts KMS
ADA-952 [Accessibility] Media edit page - "Add required metadata for shared reposition" role is set to button. KMS/KAF
ADA-945 [Accessibility] Rich text editor - "insert link" and "insert image" buttons role KMS/KAF
ADA-943, 
ADA-932
[Accessibility] Rich text editor description meaningful name KMS/KAF
ADA-927 [Accessibility] Upload page - remove focus and aria from Decorative image KMS/KAF
ADA-912 [Accessibility] Comments - Delete button contrast color KMS/KAF
ADA-911 [Accessibility] Media page - attachment tab - table name  KMS/KAF
ADA-883 [Accessibility] Translation support for aria label on media duration KMS/KAF
ADA-833 [Accessibility] Search page - "Show more" link support for 400% zoom KMS
ADA-748 [Accessibility] 'Add Gallery' text button support for 400% zoom KMS/KAF
ADA-743 [Accessibility] Search button support for 400% zoom KMS
ADA-672 [Accessibility] Focus on footer's social media KMS
ADA-648 [Accessibility] KMS admin - contrast on gray text box for uploads KMS/KAF
ADA-636 [Accessibility] KMS admin - SR support for the modules search KMS/KAF
ADA-567 [Accessibility] KMS admin - contrast support for the modules search KMS/KAF
ADA-524 [Accessibility] Theming session card image alt texts KMS/KAF

KMS Version 5.125.x May 6, 2024

ID Description KMS/KAF Related
ADA-217 [Accessibility] Reach arrow buttons in the table are now keyboard accessible KMS/KAF
ADA-313 [Accessibility] Date picker popover in filters is now keyboard accessible KMS/KAF
ADA-399 [Accessibility] Handled the 400% zoom issue on entry name in global search KMS
ADA-550 [Accessibility] Contrast Ratio text on the "Create channel" placeholder text was fixed KMS
ADA-580 [Accessibility] KMS admin buttons contrast was adjusted KMS/KAF
ADA-598 [Accessibility] Added visual arrows for the channel playlist carousel  KMS/KAF
ADA-605 [Accessibility] Open Chat and Collaborate button is now with aria label. KMS
ADA-637 [Accessibility] KMS admin - screen readers can now read the Collapse button correctly. KMS/KAF
ADA-639 [Accessibility] KMS admin - screen readers can now read the Delete button correctly. KMS/KAF
ADA-643 [Accessibility] KMS admin - screen readers can now read the Upload buttons correctly. KMS/KAF
ADA-645 [Accessibility] KMS admin - screen readers can now read the +Add buttons correctly. KMS/KAF
ADA-656 [Accessibility]Theming header - links in navigation are now pronounced correctly by SR.  KMS
ADA-660 [Accessibility] Playlist creation page - "Create Playlist" contrast ratio was adjusted KMS
ADA-662 [Accessibility] Screen reader now announce information for each menu item on the theming based 'Create +' menu button KMS/KAF
ADA-679 [Accessibility] All Channels page - Focus on channels is now visible clearly on channel cards KMS/KAF
ADA-683 [Accessibility] All channels page browser title now announced correctly.  KMS
ADA-704 [Accessibility] Keyboard tab order in my-media page was corrected. KMS/KAF
ADA-709 [Accessibility] Close search button contrast ratio was adjusted KMS
ADA-717 [Accessibility] Footer's Social links are now announcing correctly by SR KMS
ADA-721 [Accessibility] Playlist details page - video links mow have meaningful label to their graphical link KMS
ADA-724 [Accessibility] Playlist - when user closes the 'Share & Embed' dialog, the focus changes back to the correct element KMS
ADA-727 [Accessibility] Search - Clear Search button type was change for a meaningful one KMS/KAF
ADA-730 [Accessibility] My History - Expanding the "View All" button is now pronounced correctly by SR KMS/KAF
ADA-733 [Accessibility] My History - Clear History button pop up is  KMS/KAF
ADA-740 [Accessibility] My History - Language button menu is now pronounced correctly by SR KMS
ADA-745 [Accessibility] Search - selected filters contrast was adjusted KMS/KAF
ADA-747 [Accessibility] Handled the 400% zoom issue on menu items KMS
ADA-760 [Accessibility] KMS admin - screen readers can now read the User Management table correctly KMS/KAF
ADA-762 [Accessibility] Reach Dashboard  -Email CSV button is now correctly read by SRs KMS/KAF
ADA-763 [Accessibility] Added Alt text on upload image. KMS/KAF
ADA-769 [Accessibility] Create new playlist aria labels was added in addition to placeholder text.  KMS/KAF
ADA-775 [Accessibility] Search filters - error alert on incorrect date format was added KMS/KAF
ADA-821 [Accessibility] Reach Service Request - graph text elements now pronounced correctly by SR  KMS/KAF
ADA-822 [Accessibility] Reach Service Request - graph text elements now keyboard accessible KMS/KAF
ADA-842 [Accessibility] Search filters - check/uncheck extra announcement by SRs was removed KMS/KAF
ADA-852 [Accessibility] Reach Service Request - alert close button label was changed KMS/KAF
ADA-854 [Accessibility] Search filters - clear all button type was change for a meaningful one KMS/KAF
ADA-855 [Accessibility] Reach Service Request - table now has a name KMS/KAF
ADA-856 [Accessibility] Reach Service Request - removed unneeded button read by SR KMS/KAF
ADA-858 [Accessibility] My-media table - Date column sorting is now informed by SR  KMS/KAF
ADA-859 [Accessibility] Added Alt text on Error page image  KMS/KAF
ADA-875 [Accessibility] Media Edit page sidebar contrast colors was adjusted KMS/KAF
ADA-877 [Accessibility] "Back to media page" link contrast colors was adjusted KMS/KAF
ADA-879 [Accessibility] Media Edit page tabs contrast colors was adjusted KMS/KAF
ADA-881,
ADA-1006
[Accessibility] Media Edit page texts contrast colors was adjusted KMS/KAF
ADA-891 [Accessibility] Reach Service Request - Request Date, Cost and Status sorting is now informed by SR  KMS/KAF
ADA-894 [Accessibility] Reach Service Request - Video labels links type was change for a meaningful one KMS/KAF
ADA-944 [Accessibility] Media Edit page - "Launch Webcasting App" button type was change for a meaningful one KMS/KAF
ADA-960 [Accessibility] Media Edit page - "Delete Entry" and "Back to media page" button/link type was change for a meaningful KMS/KAF
ADA-961 [Accessibility] Media Edit page - "Delete Entry" and "Back to media page" fpcust indication was adjusted KMS/KAF
ADA-962 [Accessibility] Media Edit page - Link texts are now longer identifying by color alone KMS/KAF
ADA-1002 [Accessibility] My-channels - unique ID per element is enforced.  KMS
ADA-1005 [Accessibility] My-media actions button is now focusable after closing each action modal/page KMS/KAF
ADA-1006 [Accessibility] Media Edit page - Aria-selected attribute was removed from tags KMS/KAF
ADA-1128 [Accessibility] Footer will show tool tips for elements in 400% zoom KMS

KMS Version 5.124.x April 8, 2024

KMS-28967 [Accessibility] Registration drop-down components were adjusted to provide better SR and keyboard support.  KMS
ADA-694 [Accessibility] Search filters now announce position of the options under each filter group to SR. KMS/KAF
ADA-693 [Accessibility] Search focus on 'Sort By- Update date' now gives information if menu item is selected.  KMS/KAF
ADA-688 [Accessibility] Change made to template page hero banner to provide a correct focus for the next link on the hero. KMS
ADA-687 [Accessibility] The selected language is announced correctly when focus is on 'EN English'.  KMS
ADA-686 [Accessibility] The "Sort by" drop-down menu now closes correctly when focus moves away. KMS/KAF
ADA-677 [Accessibility] Template page playlists with 'Next' and 'Previous' now provide better info on the link meaning.  KMS
ADA-663 [Accessibility] The 'Other creation tools' in the Create drop-down menu in the navigation is announced to SR. KMS
ADA-641 [Accessibility] The non-Theming "Created by" line colors were adjusted to provide better contrast. KMS/KAF
ADA-635 [Accessibility] My-media in table sorting now provides sorting status to SR. KMS/KAF
ADA-563 [Accessibility] In the playlist edit / create pages, text fields are no longer identified only by placeholders. KMS/KAF
ADA-552 [Accessibility] The text color of "Click here to search resource" on the webcast edit page was updated to improve contrast ratio. KMS/KAF
ADA-511 [Accessibility] The language button role is now inside the required context. KMS
ADA-402 [Accessibility] Media card in 400% zoom will now have tooltip for media name to show the full name.  KMS/KAF
ADA-310 [Accessibility] Accessible name for the "Search" text field is now available in addition to the placeholder text. KMS
ADA-219 [Accessibility] Tab interface on edit entry page is now keyboard accessible.  KMS/KAF
ADA-159 [Accessibility] Focus on elements now has better visibility in FireFox. KMS/KAF
ADA-50 [Accessibility] Both the thumbnail and title on a media card are now accessible and clickable. KMS/KAF


KMS Version 5.123.x March 26, 2024

KMS-28844 [Accessibility] The "Skip to content" button on Theming pages is now working correctly, and appears with sufficient contrast.  KMS
KMS-28858 [Accessibility] Template pages - playlist component - tab focus on a thumbnail acting as a link is now on, covering the whole thumbnail. KMS
AD-593 [Accessibility] The 'Upload completed' message is read correctly using aria-alert. KMS/KAF
AD-589 [Accessibility] We have added missing aria labels to the KMS admin search bar. KMS/KAF
AD-588 [Accessibility] We have added missing aria labels to the channel's table view button. KMS/KAF
AD-579 [Accessibility] KMS admin red delete button color was adjusted to provide better contrast. KMS/KAF
AD-575 [Accessibility] KMS admin dropdown focus indicator is now clearly visible. KMS/KAF
AD-573 [Accessibility] KMS admin checkbox focus indicator is now clearly visible. KMS/KAF
AD-571 [Accessibility] KMS admin module titles are not marked as headings (h2). KMS/KAF
AD-570 [Accessibility] KMS admin Modules menu now indicates current page link to SR.  KMS/KAF
ADA-555 [Accessibility] Footer landmark was added to the footer.  KMS
ADA-547 [Accessibility] Rich text editor in edit/upload tooltips now shows when tabbing too. KMS/KAF
ADA-314 [Accessibility] Fixed the issue where NVDA announced two roles for the "Show more" button in non-theming-based search.  KMS
ADA-167, 
ADA-163
[Accessibility] Contrast for non-textual icons was increased (min 3:1). KMS/KAF
ADA-166 [Accessibility] Increased the contrast of the "x results found" text in non-theming-based search.  KMS/KAF
ADA-162 [Accessibility] Inactive tabs on media page now have sufficient contrast. KMS/KAF
ADA-150 [Accessibility] My Playlist - aria-controls attribute now point to an element in the same document as expected. KMS/KAF
ADA-136 [Accessibility] Tag search filters drop-down menus are now read correctly by all screen readers. KMS/KAF
ADA-53 [Accessibility] Captions language in media edit page default icon is now showing in a different color.  KMS/KAF
ADA-48 [Accessibility] Cancel and save buttons on modal box now read as buttons.  KMS/KAF


KMS Version 5.122.x March 12, 2024

ADA-218 [Accessibility] Update to the navigation 'add new' menu, to behave as a tab panel. KMS
ADA-145, ADA-585 [Accessibility] The "Toggle sidebar" icon on the global search page is no longer accessible with tab when disabled. KMS
ADA-546 [Accessibility] Legacy Footer (from application module) is now included in landmark. KMS
ADA-545 [Accessibility] Small correction to the Kaltura Capture download links to make them more human friendly.  KMS/KAF
ADA-542 [Accessibility] Fixed the issue where closing the filter modal overlay navigation to all elements beyond filter and sorting was impaired using keyboard. KMS/KAF
ADA-202 [Accessibility] KMS admin “Knowledge Base” items are now keyboard accessible.  KMS/KAF
ADA-198 [Accessibility] KMS admin "Upload CSS" button is now keyboard accessible KMS/KAF


KMS Version 5.121.x February 25, 2024

ADA-134 [Accessibility] Headings order on the tags display page is now per standard. KMS
ADA-498 [Accessibility] Added tool tips for footer in a 400% zoom. KMS
AD-465 [Accessibility] The Theming-based live session card's 'More info' button now uses aria-labelledby and is now screen reader supported. KMS
AD-237 [Accessibility] The Theming-based live session card's 'More info' and 'Watch now' buttons, now have unique aria labels per card. KMS
AD-222 [Accessibility] KMS/KAF admin customfavicon module, keyboard support and focus was added to the “Upload icon file" button. KMS/KAF
AD-154 [Accessibility] The 'hamburger' button on the navigation header now has status indicating open or close using aria-expande. KMS
AD-153 [Accessibility] The 'hamburger' button on the navigation header moves the focus to inside the navigation bar. KMS
AD-152 [Accessibility] Removed an empty list from the header menu. KMS
AD-149 [Accessibility] Added the number of media in a playlist for each thumbnail aria in the My-playlist page thumbnails. KMS
AD-59 [Accessibility] Thumbnails on the Channel page media tab now read correctly on screen readers. KMS/KAF
ADA-145 [Accessibility] The global search category results collapse/expand button now appears only if there is something to display. KMS
ADA-60 [Accessibility] The global search "i" button and filters are now keyboard and SR compatible. KMS
ADA-198 [Accessibility] KMS/KAF admin editor module, keyboard support and focus was added to the “Upload CSS" button. KMS/KAF


KMS Version 5.119.7x January 23, 2024

ADA-68 [Accessibility] Added a label for channel playlists. KMS/KAF
AD-47 [Accessibility] Added an indication when deleting a comment. KMS/KAF
AD-55 [Accessibility] The home page Back and Previous buttons are now showing on the carousel when zoom is used. KMS
AD-70 [Accessibility] Added a more informative alt text for channel carousel image link. KMS
AD-121 [Accessibility] Contrast button now works properly on the "like" and "info" buttons. KMS/KAF


KMS Version 5.117.7x December 26, 2023

ADA-73 [Accessibility]  Changes made in the header to add 'menuitem' and 'navigation' role on elements so they will accessible with keyboard. KMS


KMS Version 5.116.05x December 11, 2023

ADA-52 [Accessibility] The KMS admin page for groups management went through accessibility tests and fixes. KMS/KAF
AD-57 [Accessibility] Added alt text for the home page images on the hero. KMS
AD-92 [Accessibility] Added header to the Kaltura Capture page. KMS/KAF


KMS Version 5.115.05x November 28, 2023

ADA-75 [Accessibility] Updated the media tab on channels and galleries to have the accessible name contain a match for the string of the visible label (WCAG 2.5.3: Label in Name). KMS/KAF


KMS Version 5.109.91x August 14, 2023

SUP-37112 [Accessibility] Color contrast of icons on homepage playlists was fixed. KMS


KMS Version 5.109.67x June 5, 2023

SUP-36542 [Accessibility] Fixed the issue where screen readers read the button for a single media in the playlist details page twice. KMS


KMS Version 5.109.56x May 28, 2023

SUP-36776 [Accessibility] Fixed long texts elements that were truncated in the non-theming header. KMS
SUP-37190 [Accessibility] Home page issues with thumbnails' outline offset with contrast mode on was resolved. KMS


KMS Version 5.109.34x April 10, 2023

SUP-36206 [Accessibility] Keyboard focus is now properly showing in the playlist details page for the media thumbnails. KMS


KMS Version 5.109.27x March 27, 2023

SUP-35998 [Accessibility] The close button on alert was changed to support accessiblity standards. KMS/KAF
SUP-34168 [Accessibility] The contrast button is now available also on the D2L 'add activity' page. KAF


KMS Version 5.109.18x March 14, 2023

SUP-36056 [Accessibility] The "Clear Filters" button now indicates approval of completion announcement. KMS/KAF
SUP-36055 [Accessibility] Homepage playlists (non-Theming) now allows tabbing to details of entry (hovering affect). KMS


KMS Version 5.109.11x February 27, 2023

SUP-36092 [Accessibility] Fix tab order in the new theming based header. KMS
SUP-35805 [Accessibility] Corrected the Radio button group in my media to be read properly by Screen readers. KMS/KAF
SUP-34847 [Accessibility] The focus after using the "More Filters" button in the filters, is now switching correctly. KMS/KAF


KMS Version 5.109.10x February 19, 2023

SUP-34847 [Accessibility] Focus move post click on "More Filters" button was adjusted. KMS
SUP-34329 [Accessibility] Role/state is now defined properly for header menu items. KMS


KMS Version 5.109.09x February 13, 2023

SUP-35811 [Accessibility] The alert on an email sharing for a private entry is now read properly by screen reader. KMS
SUP-35810 [Accessibility] The alert on an embed code sharing for a private entry is now read properly by screen reader. KMS/KAF
SUP-35806 [Accessibility] The Caption and Enrich "more details" button is now accessible by screen reader. KMS/KAF
SUP-34317 [Accessibility] The media “change media owner” and “add collaborator” buttons are now announcing more information for screen reader users. KMS/KAF
SUP-34315 [Accessibility] The "Skip to main content" link is now visible on the page. KMS
SUP-34314 [Accessibility] The Caption and Enrich table sorting options are now announced accurately by screen reader. KMS/KAF
SUP-34282 [Accessibility] The Caption and Enrich dropdowns on requests are now announced accurately by screen reader. KMS/KAF


KMS Version 5.109.03x January 30, 2023

SUP-35069 [Accessibility] The action of removing a filter is now announced correctly by screen readers. KMS/KAF
SUP-34328 [Accessibility] Tabs in channel and galleries, tabs are now announced correctly. KMS/KAF
SUP-34869 [Accessibility] The message to close the "complete all the required fields" alert is now accessible. KMS/KAF


KMS Version 5.108.96x January 17, 2023

SUP-34899 [Accessibility] The disclaimer text before publishing is now read by screen reader correctly KMS/KAF
SUP-34843 [Accessibility] Tab order after clicking the filter move focus into the filters options as expected. KMS/KAF
SUP-34330 [Accessibility] In my-media page, table view, the use of Ctrl + alt + arrow key will now provide access to the edit and delete buttons KMS/KAF
SUP-34324 [Accessibility] Player toggle in embed options on the media page, now announce toggle correctly. KMS/KAF


KMS Version 5.108.87x January 3, 2023

SUP-34405 [Accessibility] The loading progress when clicking a filter in a page is now announced by the screen reader correctly. KMS/KAF
SUP-34327 [Accessibility] The contrast ratio for texts in the 'Create Playlist' dialog is now accessible. KMS/KAF
SUP-34898 [Accessibility] The "Show More" button on the search page now has proper text. KMS/KAF
SUP-34551 [Accessibility] Tags are now read correctly by screen reader. KMS/KAF
SUP-34549 [Accessibility] Contrast for the Description field in the edit media page is now working correctly with the 'high contrast' button. KMS/KAF
SUP-34331 [Accessibility] In the media editor, the dropdown for slides option is now read with explanatory text. KMS/KAF
SUP-34320 [Accessibility] In the playlist editor, the 'add/remove' media from playlist are now read correctly by screen readers. KMS/KAF
SUP-34318 [Accessibility] The my-media table view check boxes are now read correctly by screen readers. KMS/KAF
SUP-34954 [Accessibility] The search duration slider was made more accessible and now provide keyboard navigation and screen readers support. KMS/KAF


KMS Version 5.108.60x November 21, 2022

SUP-34281 [Accessibility] Dropdown name is now successfully read by screen readers. KMS/KAF
SUP-34276 [Accessibility] The duration slider for search filters is now keyboard accessible. KMS/KAF


KMS Version 5.108.49x November 7, 2022

SUP-34283 [Accessibility] Empty filter criterion are now announced successfully by screen readers. KMS/KAF
SUP-34254 [Accessibility] The “Add to Gallery” button is now accessible via the keyboard when using screen readers. KMS/KAF
SUP-33606 [Accessibility] Search results returned are now announced successfully by screen readers. KMS/KAF

 

KMS Version 5.108.44x October 24, 2022

SUP-34248 [Accessibility] The duration slider in the filters section can now be reached using keyboard tabbing KMS/KAF


KMS Version 5.108.36x October 3, 2022

SUP-33757 [Accessibility] Fixed the color of the search bar's Info button to an accessible contrast KMS/KAF
SUP-33961 [Accessibility] 'Captions' search results are now being read correctly by screen readers KMS/KAF
SUP-33711 [Accessibility] The text read by screen reader for the "creator link" in the media page was changed to provide a more meaningful information on the link's purpose. KMS
SUP-33607 [Accessibility] Search captions button was change to a toggle to provide screen readers better information on the button selection status KMS/KAF
KMS-26245 [Accessibility] Alert on "Required" fields in the registration page was added on the dedicated fields. KMS


KMS Version 5.108.28x September 19, 2022

SUP-33985 [Accessibility] Search results now read the thumbnail link title correctly by Screen Readers. KMS/KAF
SUP-33962 [Accessibility] The image for the search's "no results" is now set to empty alt (alt=""), as it is a decorative image. KMS/KAF
VIRTC-30430 [Accessibility] Each section of a related content on a media page is now clickable as a whole, and not the individual elements (reduces repetitive links in the page). KMS


KMS Version 5.108.22x September 5, 2022

KMS-26347 [Accessibility] Added an option not to start auto-play, even muted on the template pages hero banner.   KMS


KMS Version 5.108.15x August 22, 2022

KMS-25980 [Accessibility] Aria-required tags were added in registration form. KMS
KMS-25978 [Accessibility] Focus indication was added in missing location on the entry speakers elements and registration form. KMS


KMS Go Android Version 1.27.6 - July 28, 2022

  • Accessibility - Headings are now marked correctly (SUP-32713). 
  • Accessibility - Graphical buttons are now marked with a relevant label to be read by screen readers (SUP-32541)


KMS Version 5.108.01x July 25, 2022

SUP-33097 [Accessibility] The title of a homepage playlist now only read once by JAWS in grid view KMS


KMS Version 5.107.80x June 12, 2022

SUP-32134 [Accessibility] The title of the first media in the homepage playlist (grid view) no longer read twice by SR. KMS/KAF
SUP-32135 [Accessibility] Remove tag button in the edit media page is now keyboard accessible.     KMS/KAF


KMS Version 5.107.73x May 30, 2022

SUP-32105 [Accessibility] Fixed the issue where the focus in the playlist page moves to a hidden element. KMS
SUP-32106 [Accessibility] Fixed the focus order in the playlist page. KMS


KMS Version 5.107.63x May 17, 2022

SUP-32288 [Accessibility] The 'file not supported' alert when uploading is now read properly by screen readers KMS/KAF
SUP-32166 [Accessibility] Focus order on publishing tab in the upload is now correct. KMS/KAF


KMS Version 5.107.53x May 2, 2022

SUP-32108 [Accessibility] The collapse button on the homepage's playlist - Detailed view is now identified as a button a not a link. KMS
SUP-31927 [Accessibility] The close 'x' button in the site header global search now has the right contrast in both regular and high contrast mode. KMS
SUP-31792 [Accessibility] Embed codes for the player will now have a more meaningful title, replacing the "Kaltura Player" with the media name. KMS


KMS Version 5.107.32x April 4, 2022

SUP-31403 [Accessibility] Elements in the media embed are now read by SR correctly.  KMS/KAF


KMS Version 5.106.91x February 9, 2022

SUP-30292 [Accessibility] The icons on top of the media thumbnails in the Media Gallery are now displaying correctly when using the high contrast mode. KAF
SUP-30651 [Accessibility] The Next/Previous buttons in the Channel and Media Gallery playlist are now read correctly by SR. KMS/KAF


KMS Version 5.106.69x December 27, 2021

SUP-29651 [Accessibility] Text in the publishing modal was changed to provide a clearer understanding of the flow for SR users. KMS/KAF


KMS Version 5.103.905 - February 1, 2021

SUP-21838 [Accessibility] The home page carousel clickable items are now correctly read by screen readers. KMS


KMS Version 5.103.70 - January 10, 2021

KMS-21787 [Accessibility] All search results coming up empty are now read by screen readers automatically throughout the site. KMS/KAF


KMS Version 5.100.64 - October 12, 2020

SUP-21840 [Accessibility] submit search icon now has alt text/attribute. KMS


KMS Version 5.100.07 - July 27, 2020

KMS-21342 [Accessibility] Action items in the gallery/channel's collapsed view are now associated with video title to allow SR support. KMS/KAF
KMS-21275 [Accessibility] The search icon is not a button, and should not be tab-able KMS/KAF
KMS-21272 [Accessibility] The search 'Filters' button should indicate status KMS/KAF
KMS-21274 [Accessibility] View selection is a list, but behaves as buttons KMS/KAF


KMS Version 5.99.102 - July 5, 2020

PSVAMB-14614 [Accessibility] Added contrast to the missing Home Playlists text. KMS


KMS Version 5.99.85 - June 21, 2020

KMS-20846 [Accessibility] The new Webcast color contrast is now accessible. KMS/KAF
KMS-20595 [Accessibility] The Edit Entry page - timeline chapters are now keyboard accessible. KMS/KAF
KMS-20597 [Accessibility] The Edit Entry page - timeline elements no longer tab to hidden elements. KMS/KAF
SUP-21196 [Accessibility] Added Aria labels to all form fields in the Event Registration page. KMS
SUP-21841 [Accessibility] Removed the arialabbeledby for the "HeaderAccordion" in the home page carousel. KMS
SUP-22252 [Accessibility] Removed the focus from non-interactive elements in the search results page. KMS/KAF


KMS Version 5.99.68 - June 2, 2020

REACH2-851 [Accessibility] Contrast of the 'Order screen' text was corrected. KMS/KAF


Editor Version 2.29.13 - 2 June, 2020

  • Made sure that tab ordering is working correctly.
  • Audio selection is now reachable by keyboard navigation.
  • Added the correct contrast for the Save button
  • The 'Jump to time" is now reachable by keyboard navigation.
  • Changed the default color to 008297 to match the contrast for the entire editor.
  • The Zoom buttons are now reachable by keyboard navigation.


Previous Updates

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