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.

KMS Version 5.122.x March 12, 2024

IDDescriptionKMS/KAF Related
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 correctlyKMS/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 buttonsKMS/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 tabbingKMS/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 contrastKMS/KAF
SUP-33961[Accessibility] 'Captions' search results are now being read correctly by screen readersKMS/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 statusKMS/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 viewKMS


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 readersKMS/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-ableKMS/KAF
KMS-21272[Accessibility] The search 'Filters' button should indicate statusKMS/KAF
KMS-21274[Accessibility] View selection is a list, but behaves as buttonsKMS/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:

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