This article provides an updated report of accessibility changes and enhancements for the Kaltura applications. Links to the relevant version release notes are included.
KMS Version 5.122.x March 12, 2024
ID | Description | KMS/KAF Related |
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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
For previous updates, please find relevant application release notes: