Accessibility in .NET Maui SfCalendar

Enhance .NET MAUI Calendar’s accessibility with a user-friendly design, ensuring inclusive features for seamless navigation and usability for all users. Please find the table of elements along with their formats and examples.

Month View

Element	Format	Example
Header	MMMM yyyy	May 2023
Header – More than one month in view while number week lesser than 6	MMMM – MMMM yyyy	November – December 2023
Left arrow	string	Backward
Right arrow	string	Forward
Today button	string	Today
Ok button	string	Ok
Cancel button	string	Cancel
Month Header	EEE	Monday
Week Number	Week, Week number	Week 26
MonthCell	dddd dd/MMMM/yyyy	Tuesday 27/May/2023
Disabled Cells	EEE, dd/MMMM/yyyy, Disabled date	Friday, 31 January 2023, Disabled date
Blackout date	EEE, dd/MMMM/yyyy, Blackout date	Monday, 13 May 2023, Blackout date
Special date	EEE, dd/MMMM/yyyy, Special date	Monday, 25 May 2023, Special date

Year View

Element	Format	Example
Header	yyyy	2023
Year Cell	MMMM yyyy	January 2023
Disabled cell	MMMM yyyy, Disabled cell	December 2019, Disabled cell

Decade View

Element	Format	Example
Header	yyyy - yyyy	2020 – 2029
Decade Cell	yyyy	2023
Disabled cell	yyyy, Disabled cell	2019 Disabled cell

Century View

Element	Format	Example
Header	yyyy - yyyy	2000 – 2099
Century Cell	yyyy	2070 – 2079
Disabled cell	yyyy - yyyy	2010 to 2019, Disabled cell

Keyboard

SfCalendar supports selection using keyboard interactions.

Selection

Key	Description
DownArrow	Moves selection to the date directly below the currently selected date on next row.
UpArrow	Moves selection to the date directly above the currently selected date on previous row.
RightArrow	Moves the selection to the next date of the date currently selected.
LeftArrow	Moves the selection to the previous date of the date currently selected.

Selection with shift key combinations

Key combinations	Description
Shift + DownArrow	If the SelectionMode is Multiple, the date directly below the last selected date on the next row will be selected along with the currently selected dates. If the SelectionMode is RangeSelection and selecting dates using the keyboard, the range will be extended to the date directly below the last selected date.
Shift + UpArrow	If the SelectionMode is Multiple, the date directly above the last selected date on the previous row will be selected along with the currently selected dates. If the SelectionMode is RangeSelection and selecting dates using the keyboard, the range will be extended to the date directly above the last selected date.
Shift + RightArrow	If the SelectionMode is Multiple, the next date of the last selected date will be selected along with the currently selected dates. If the SelectionMode is RangeSelection and selecting dates using the keyboard, the range will be extended to the next date of the last selected date.
Shift + LeftArrow	If the SelectionMode is Multiple, the previous date of the last selected date will be selected along with the currently selected dates. If the SelectionMode is RangeSelection and selecting dates using the keyboard, the range will be extended to the previous date of the last selected date.

View navigations

Key combinations	Description
Ctrl + UpArrow	View mode changes in the order of Month, Year, Decade, and Century.
Ctrl + DownArrow	View mode changes in the order of Month, Century, Decade, and Year.
Ctrl + LeftArrow	Navigate to the prev view.
Ctrl + RightArrow	Navigate to the next view.