cerner · sugan2416 · Mar 8, 2024 · Feb 15, 2024 · Feb 15, 2024 · Feb 19, 2024
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 ## Unreleased
 
+* Added
+  * Added implementation page documentation regarding consumers responsibility to ensure the accessibility of the `terra-signature`.  
-  * Added implementation page documentation regarding consumers responsibility to ensure the accessibility of the `terra-signature`.  
+  * Added implementation page documentation regarding consumers responsibility to ensure the accessibility for `terra-signature`.  
-  * Added implementation page documentation regarding consumers responsibility to ensure the accessibility of the `terra-signature`.  
+  * Added implementation page documentation regarding consumers responsibility to ensure the accessibility for `terra-signature`.  
+
 ## 1.57.0 - (February 15, 2024)
 
 * Added

@@ -35,6 +35,23 @@ This component requires the following peer dependencies be installed in your app
 import Signature from 'terra-signature';
 ```
 
+## Consuming teams are responsible for
+- **Providing Descriptive Labels**: Ensure that the signature component is labeled clearly and descriptively for screen reader users. This includes providing labels for form fields and instructions for signing.
- **Providing Descriptive Labels**: Ensure that the signature component is labeled clearly and descriptively for screen reader users. This includes providing labels for form fields and instructions for signing.
+- **Providing Descriptive Labels**: Ensure that the terra-signature component is labeled clearly and descriptively for screen reader users. This includes providing labels for form fields and instructions for signing.
- **Providing Descriptive Labels**: Ensure that the signature component is labeled clearly and descriptively for screen reader users. This includes providing labels for form fields and instructions for signing.
+- **Providing Descriptive Labels**: Ensure that the terra-signature component is labeled clearly and descriptively for screen reader users. This includes providing labels for form fields and instructions for signing.
+
+- **Implementing Keyboard Accessibility**: Ensure that all functionality of the signature component can be accessed and operated using a keyboard alone, without relying on mouse interactions.
- **Implementing Keyboard Accessibility**: Ensure that all functionality of the signature component can be accessed and operated using a keyboard alone, without relying on mouse interactions.
+- **Implementing Keyboard Accessibility**: Ensure that all functionality of terra-signature can be accessed and operated using only a keyboard, without any mouse interactions.
- **Implementing Keyboard Accessibility**: Ensure that all functionality of the signature component can be accessed and operated using a keyboard alone, without relying on mouse interactions.
+- **Implementing Keyboard Accessibility**: Ensure that all functionality of terra-signature can be accessed and operated using only a keyboard, without any mouse interactions.
+
+- **Using ARIA Attributes**: Use ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) attributes to enhance the accessibility of the signature component, such as aria-label and aria-describedby, to provide additional context for screen reader users.
- **Using ARIA Attributes**: Use ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) attributes to enhance the accessibility of the signature component, such as aria-label and aria-describedby, to provide additional context for screen reader users.
+- **Using ARIA Attributes**: Use ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) [attributes](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA) to enhance the accessibility of terra-signature, such as [aria-label](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Attributes/aria-label) and [aria-describedby](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Attributes/aria-describedby), to provide additional context for screen reader users.
- **Using ARIA Attributes**: Use ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) attributes to enhance the accessibility of the signature component, such as aria-label and aria-describedby, to provide additional context for screen reader users.
+- **Using ARIA Attributes**: Use ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) [attributes](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA) to enhance the accessibility of terra-signature, such as [aria-label](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Attributes/aria-label) and [aria-describedby](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/ARIA/Attributes/aria-describedby), to provide additional context for screen reader users.
+
+- **Testing with Assistive Technologies**: Test the signature component with a variety of assistive technologies, such as screen readers, to ensure that it is fully accessible and usable by all users.
- **Testing with Assistive Technologies**: Test the signature component with a variety of assistive technologies, such as screen readers, to ensure that it is fully accessible and usable by all users.
+- **Testing with Assistive Technologies**: Test terra-signature with a variety of assistive technologies, such as screen readers, to ensure that it is fully accessible and usable by all users.
- **Testing with Assistive Technologies**: Test the signature component with a variety of assistive technologies, such as screen readers, to ensure that it is fully accessible and usable by all users.
+- **Testing with Assistive Technologies**: Test terra-signature with a variety of assistive technologies, such as screen readers, to ensure that it is fully accessible and usable by all users.
+
+- **Providing Alternative Text for Images**: If the signature component includes any images or icons, provide alternative text that describes the content or function of the image for users who cannot see it.
- **Providing Alternative Text for Images**: If the signature component includes any images or icons, provide alternative text that describes the content or function of the image for users who cannot see it.
+- **Providing Alternative Text for Images**: If terra-signature includes any images or icons, provide alternative text that describes the content or function of the image for users who cannot see it.
- **Providing Alternative Text for Images**: If the signature component includes any images or icons, provide alternative text that describes the content or function of the image for users who cannot see it.
+- **Providing Alternative Text for Images**: If terra-signature includes any images or icons, provide alternative text that describes the content or function of the image for users who cannot see it.
+
+- **Ensuring Sufficient Color Contrast**: Ensure that there is sufficient color contrast between text and background colors to make the signature component readable for users with low vision or color blindness.
- **Ensuring Sufficient Color Contrast**: Ensure that there is sufficient color contrast between text and background colors to make the signature component readable for users with low vision or color blindness.
+- **Ensuring Sufficient Color Contrast**: Ensure that there is sufficient color contrast between text and background colors to make terra-signature readable for users with low vision or color blindness.
- **Ensuring Sufficient Color Contrast**: Ensure that there is sufficient color contrast between text and background colors to make the signature component readable for users with low vision or color blindness.
+- **Ensuring Sufficient Color Contrast**: Ensure that there is sufficient color contrast between text and background colors to make terra-signature readable for users with low vision or color blindness.
+
+- **Documenting Accessibility Features**: Document the accessibility features of the signature component for end users, including instructions on how to use it with assistive technologies.
- **Documenting Accessibility Features**: Document the accessibility features of the signature component for end users, including instructions on how to use it with assistive technologies.
+- **Documenting Accessibility Features**: Document the accessibility features of terra-signature for end users, including instructions on how to use it with assistive technologies.
- **Documenting Accessibility Features**: Document the accessibility features of the signature component for end users, including instructions on how to use it with assistive technologies.
+- **Documenting Accessibility Features**: Document the accessibility features of terra-signature for end users, including instructions on how to use it with assistive technologies.
+
+By following these guidelines, consumers can ensure that the Terra Signature component is accessible to all users, including those with disabilities.
+
 ## Component Features
 * [Cross-Browser Support](https://engineering.cerner.com/terra-ui/about/terra-ui/component-standards#cross-browser-support)