Video examples

iOS Voiceover

Android Talkback

Windows Jaws Chrome

Windows NVDA Chrome

MacOS Voiceover Safari

Developer notes

Full WAI-ARIA requirements

An accessible date picker will have the following components:

Launch button

  • Opens the date picker
  • Focus returns to this button on closing the popup dialog

Date picker popup dialog

  • The dialog itself should be labelled by the month and year with aria-labelledby="month-year-heading-id"
  • Use aria-live="polite" for the dialog, aria-live="polite" for month/year heading

Calendar navigation buttons

  • Use aria-label="Previous" and aria-label="Next" to name the buttons.

Date grid table

  • Use aria-labelledby="month-year-heading-id" to label the table

Date picker buttons

  • Use aria-selected="true" to indicate state