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Keyboard navigation lets you use the v7 player without a mouse. The player fully supports keyboard navigation and is designed to work with common screen readers.

Kaltura tested the player on modern web browsers and assistive technology, including JAWS and NVDA on Windows, and VoiceOver on Mac.

The Kaltura player VPAT report covers the degree of conformance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1. To download it, see Accessibility in Kaltura Products.

Keyboard navigation guide

General navigation and actions

Action	Keys
Move forward	Tab
Move backward	Shift + Tab
Activate a link	Enter
Activate a button	Enter or Spacebar
Select or clear a checkbox	Spacebar
Close a dialog or exit full screen	Esc

Radio buttons

Action	Keys
Select the focused option, if it isn’t selected	Spacebar
Move between options	↑ or ↓, or ← or →
Leave the group of radio buttons	Tab

Drop-down menus

Action	Keys
Expand the menu	Spacebar
Move between options	↑ or ↓
Select an option and collapse the menu	Enter or Esc

Sliders

Action	Keys
Increase or decrease the value	↑ or ↓, or ← or →
Go to the beginning or end of the video or transcript	Home or End
Move by larger amounts	Page Up or Page Down

Tab panels

Action	Keys
Move into the group of tabs, or out of it	Tab
Select and activate the previous or next tab	↑ or ↓, or ← or →

Scrolling

Action	Keys
Scroll vertically	↑ or ↓
Scroll horizontally	← or →
Scroll by page	Spacebar or Shift + Spacebar

Make embedded players accessible

While the Kaltura player is accessible after it loads, screen readers might not announce the purpose of the video before playback unless the surrounding embed is labeled correctly.

For example, if you embed the player in an iframe or use a thumbnail embed, provide a title or description on the page.