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 5.128.x June 23, 2024

IDDescriptionKMS/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

IDDescriptionKMS/KAF Related
SUP-42010[Accessibility] Hidden element in header was removed from tab orderKMS
ADA-1288[Accessibility] Theming Search page tags/captions symbols tab support
KMS
ADA-1276
[Accessibility] Template page hero - Play/Pause button aria labelKMS
ADA-1245
[Accessibility] Media edit page - attachment tab - Buttons aria labelKMS/KAF
ADA-1240
[Accessibility] Channel Edit page - Advanced Settings tab - fields aria labelKMS/KAF
ADA-1239
[Accessibility] Channel Edit page - Users" tab, "Download List" button nameKMS/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 idsKMS/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

IDDescriptionKMS/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' elementKMS/KAF
ADA-1203[Accessibility] KMS admin - handling the users page's unique IdsKMS/KAF
ADA-1186[Accessibility] KMS admin - handling the users page's headersKMS/KAF
ADA-1185[Accessibility] Upload page 'Choose a file to upload' SR supportKMS/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 handledKMS/KAF
ADA-1112[Accessibility] Town Hall edit page - focus indicator on all the focusable elements of the tabKMS/KAF
ADA-1107[Accessibility] Media edit page - add captions - error message popped up announce by SRKMS/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 linkKMS/KAF
ADA-1093[Accessibility] Media edit page - captions - disabled button remove tab focusKMS/KAF
ADA-1059[Accessibility] Rich text editor - "insert link" and "insert image" buttons focusKMS/KAF
ADA-1041[Accessibility] Publishing schedule "i" icon has tooltip text info keyboard supportKMS/KAF
ADA-1040[Accessibility] Channel "Playlists" tab drag and down option keyboard supportKMS/KAF
ADA-1021[Accessibility] Edit Media error message pop ups post "Add" and "Save" SR announcementsKMS/KAF
ADA-1012[Accessibility] Media edit page - handle aria non-null valueKMS/KAF
ADA-1011[Accessibility] Media edit page - handle aria-autocomplete attributeKMS/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 textsKMS
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 roleKMS/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 imageKMS/KAF
ADA-912[Accessibility] Comments - Delete button contrast colorKMS/KAF
ADA-911[Accessibility] Media page - attachment tab - table name KMS/KAF
ADA-883[Accessibility] Translation support for aria label on media durationKMS/KAF
ADA-833[Accessibility] Search page - "Show more" link support for 400% zoomKMS
ADA-748[Accessibility] 'Add Gallery' text button support for 400% zoomKMS/KAF
ADA-743[Accessibility] Search button support for 400% zoomKMS
ADA-672[Accessibility] Focus on footer's social mediaKMS
ADA-648[Accessibility] KMS admin - contrast on gray text box for uploadsKMS/KAF
ADA-636[Accessibility] KMS admin - SR support for the modules searchKMS/KAF
ADA-567[Accessibility] KMS admin - contrast support for the modules searchKMS/KAF
ADA-524[Accessibility] Theming session card image alt textsKMS/KAF

KMS Version 5.125.x May 6, 2024

IDDescriptionKMS/KAF Related
ADA-217[Accessibility] Reach arrow buttons in the table are now keyboard accessibleKMS/KAF
ADA-313[Accessibility] Date picker popover in filters is now keyboard accessibleKMS/KAF
ADA-399[Accessibility] Handled the 400% zoom issue on entry name in global searchKMS
ADA-550[Accessibility] Contrast Ratio text on the "Create channel" placeholder text was fixedKMS
ADA-580[Accessibility] KMS admin buttons contrast was adjustedKMS/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 adjustedKMS
ADA-662[Accessibility] Screen reader now announce information for each menu item on the theming based 'Create +' menu buttonKMS/KAF
ADA-679[Accessibility] All Channels page - Focus on channels is now visible clearly on channel cardsKMS/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 adjustedKMS
ADA-717[Accessibility] Footer's Social links are now announcing correctly by SRKMS
ADA-721[Accessibility] Playlist details page - video links mow have meaningful label to their graphical linkKMS
ADA-724[Accessibility] Playlist - when user closes the 'Share & Embed' dialog, the focus changes back to the correct elementKMS
ADA-727[Accessibility] Search - Clear Search button type was change for a meaningful oneKMS/KAF
ADA-730[Accessibility] My History - Expanding the "View All" button is now pronounced correctly by SRKMS/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 SRKMS
ADA-745[Accessibility] Search - selected filters contrast was adjustedKMS/KAF
ADA-747[Accessibility] Handled the 400% zoom issue on menu itemsKMS
ADA-760[Accessibility] KMS admin - screen readers can now read the User Management table correctlyKMS/KAF
ADA-762[Accessibility] Reach Dashboard  -Email CSV button is now correctly read by SRsKMS/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 addedKMS/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 accessibleKMS/KAF
ADA-842[Accessibility] Search filters - check/uncheck extra announcement by SRs was removedKMS/KAF
ADA-852[Accessibility] Reach Service Request - alert close button label was changedKMS/KAF
ADA-854[Accessibility] Search filters - clear all button type was change for a meaningful oneKMS/KAF
ADA-855[Accessibility] Reach Service Request - table now has a nameKMS/KAF
ADA-856[Accessibility] Reach Service Request - removed unneeded button read by SRKMS/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 adjustedKMS/KAF
ADA-877[Accessibility] "Back to media page" link contrast colors was adjustedKMS/KAF
ADA-879[Accessibility] Media Edit page tabs contrast colors was adjustedKMS/KAF
ADA-881,
ADA-1006
[Accessibility] Media Edit page texts contrast colors was adjustedKMS/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 oneKMS/KAF
ADA-944[Accessibility] Media Edit page - "Launch Webcasting App" button type was change for a meaningful oneKMS/KAF
ADA-960[Accessibility] Media Edit page - "Delete Entry" and "Back to media page" button/link type was change for a meaningfulKMS/KAF
ADA-961[Accessibility] Media Edit page - "Delete Entry" and "Back to media page" fpcust indication was adjustedKMS/KAF
ADA-962[Accessibility] Media Edit page - Link texts are now longer identifying by color aloneKMS/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/pageKMS/KAF
ADA-1006[Accessibility] Media Edit page - Aria-selected attribute was removed from tagsKMS/KAF
ADA-1128[Accessibility] Footer will show tool tips for elements in 400% zoomKMS

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 accessibleKMS/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

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