Overview: 

This document lays down the features that will be implemented in Kitaboo HTML Reader app to address the main accessibility requirements of Section 508, also the reader is WCAG 2.2 Compliance and supports JAWS/NVDA screen reader application along with Voice over for Mac.

Supported Browsers and Screen Reader

Platform	Browser	Screen Reader Support
MAC	Safari	VoiceOver
Windows	Google Chrome	JAWS & NVDA

Kitaboo 6.0 Reader VPAT Report (May 2025): https://public.kitaboo.com/Reader/KITABOO-6.0-Reader-VPAT-Report.pdf

Login Page:

Tab Order:

Tab Order	Feature
1	Enter email address
2	Password
3	Show Password
4	Privacy Policy
5	Terms & Conditions
6	Remember Me
7	Sign In Button
8	Language Change
9	Forgot Password
10	30 Days Free Trial

 

Keyboard Shortcuts:

Sr. Number	Feature	Shortcut
1	Sign In	Ctrl+Shift+L
2	Access Code	Ctrl+Shift+A
3	Forgot Password	Ctrl+Shift+F

Notes:

1. Users will be able to select from sign in & Access code options using arrow buttons from the keyboard.
2. Username and password will be already selected in case if typed in already.
3. In case the username and password do not match, it should show the cursor in the username box.
4. In order to select a checkbox for remembering username, Enter key will be used to select/deselect.
5. The Forgotten password screen will open up as we press Enter once selected using Tab.

Bookshelf:

Tab Order:

Tab Order	Feature
1	Kitaboo title
2	Bookshelf Search
3	Download Management
4	Sort by
5	Switch to Dark Mode
6	Profile Setting
7	All Category
8	Download category
9	Recently viewed category
10	Favorite
11	Search by category
12	List of Category-Category Selection  (Note: after selecting category, next tab will display the related books)
13	Bookshelf selection
14	More info
15	Next set of content—>It will go next content

Keyboard Shortcuts:

Sr. Number	Feature	Shortcut
1	Search	Ctrl+Shift+S
2	Open Book	Alt+O
3	Open Statistics	Ctrl+Shift+X

Notes:

1. Standard shortcuts “Tab” and “Shift+Tab” will be used to move forward/backward with the book selection. “Enter” key can be used to launch the book.
2. Book cover images will be highlighted and book title and description will be exposed to screen readers upon selection.
3. For Navigation, users can also use the arrow keys in the bookshelf. 
4. “Ctrl+Shift+S” will shift focus to the search box. 
5. In the bookshelf, when focus is on a book thumbnail and we press enter then focus will shift to book opened, then on heading, book description, open and statistics button.
6. When pressing on the tab key, the pointer will move to the category selection. To select the category, navigate using the arrow keys and press enter to select the category.
7. When on 7th tab order, Press the tab key to go to navigate through books in the same line item. Once the pointer is in the last book, it will move down to the next line items.

Fixed Books:

Tab Order:

Tab Order	Feature
1	Logo
2	Previous Chapter
3	Book Name/Chapter Name
4	Next Chapter
5	Switch to Dark Mode
6	Text to Speech
7	Submit Data
8	Reset All Data
9	Download Management
10	Download Book
11	Print Pages
12	Profile
13	Back to Bookshelf
14	Skip to Content
15	TOC
16	My Data
17	Search
18	Pen Tool
19	Sticky Notes
20	Highlights
21	Zoom
22	Fit to Width/Height
23	Single/Double Page View
24	Thumbnails
25	Previous Page
26	Focus on Left Page
27	Bookmark of Left Page content
28	Print Left Page
29	Focus on Right Page
30	Bookmark of Right Page content
31	Print Right Page
32	Next Page
33	Previous Chapter
34	Next Chapter
35	K.AI

 

Notes:

1. Standard shortcuts “Tab” and “Shift+Tab” will be used to go further and backward.
2. “>” and “<” keys can be used to navigate between different paragraphs, images, videos available on the current page. Functionality to define content order needs to be designed, if not available.
3. Images, Videos and other media elements must hold Alt text specifying information about media elements.
4. For the first time in the reader, press tab to reach bookmark, then tab to move focus to left page and again to move to the right page bookmark and then to its content.
5. After the focus leaves the right page and navigates to the previous page button then moves to the next page button and then press enter to move to the next page. Then the second time, it will move to bookmark and then page content.

Keyboard Shortcuts:

Sr. Number	Feature	Shortcut
1	Go To Bookshelf	Alt+B
2	TOC	Alt+C
3	Notebook	Alt+D
4	Pen Submit	Alt+S
5	Fit to width	Ctrl+Shift+E
6	Search	Ctrl+Shift+S
7	Page Bookmark	Ctrl+Shift+F
8	Single/Two Page View	Ctrl+Shift+V
9	Chapter Navigation (Next)	Alt+N
10	Chapter Navigation (Previous)	Alt+P
11	Thumbnail	Alt+O
12	Full Screen/ Read Mode	F11
13	Left page reading	Alt+L
14	Right page reading	Alt+R
15	Zoom page	Alt+Z
16	Pen Tool	Ctrl+Shift+P
17	Highlights	Alt+H
18	Profile	Ctrl+Shift+M
19	Text to Speech	Ctrl+Shift+T
20	Print Page	Alt+P
21	Download Management	Ctrl+Shift+D
22	Download Book	Alt+K
23	Submit Data	Alt+Y

 

Keyboard Accessibility:

1. Standard keyboard arrow keys will be used to navigate between different pages of a book(As is doing currently). These keys will also be used to navigate between content available under TOC, Notebook and Search menu.
2. Enter key can be used to select and navigate to selected pages from TOC, Notebook and Search menu. 
3. Esc Key will be used to move out of any sub-tab or pop ups.

Reflow ePub:

Tab Order (Scroll Mode On):

Tab Order	Feature
1	Logo
2	Previous Chapter
3	Book Name/Chapter Name
4	Next Chapter
5	Switch to Dark Mode
6	Text to Speech
9	Download Management
10	Download Book
12	Profile
13	Back to Bookshelf
14	Skip to Content
15	TOC
16	My Data
17	Search
18	Font Settings (Scroll Mode Off)
19	Thumbnails
20	Focus on Page
21	Bookmark

Tab Order (Scroll Mode Off):

Tab Order	Feature
1	Back To Library
2	Book Name/Chapter Name
3	Skip to Content
4	Bookmark
5	Sticky Notes
6	Highlights
7	Overflow Menu
8	Profile Settings
9	Reset All
10	Submit
11	Text to Speech
12	Print Pages
13	Download Management
14	Download Book
15	TOC
16	Notebook
17	Search
18	Font Settings (Scroll Mode On)
21	Text Settings
22	Thumbnails
23	Focus on Page
24	Bookmark

 

Notes:

1. Standard shortcuts “Tab” and “Shift+Tab” will be used to go further and backward.
2. “>” and “<” keys can be used to navigate between different paragraphs, images, videos available on the current page. Functionality to define content order needs to be designed, if not available.
3. Images, Videos and other media elements must hold Alt text specifying information about media elements.
4. For the first time in the reader, press tab to reach bookmark, then tab to move focus to left page and again to move to the right page bookmark and then to its content.
5. After the focus leaves the right page and navigates to the previous page button then moves to the next page button and then press enter to move to the next page. Then the second time, it will move to bookmark and then page content.

Keyboard Shortcuts:

Sr. Number	Feature	Shortcut
1	Go To Bookshelf	Alt+B
2	TOC	Alt+C
3	Notebook	Alt+D
4	Search	Ctrl+Shift+S
5	Page Bookmark	Ctrl+Shift+F
6	Single/Two Page View	Ctrl+Shift+V
7	Chapter Navigation (Next)	Alt+N
8	Chapter Navigation (Previous)	Alt+P
9	Font Setting	Alt+S
10	Full Screen / Read Mode	F11
11	Left page reading *	Alt+L
12	Right page reading *	Alt+R

* In scroll mode both shortcuts will work to focus on page 

Keyboard Accessibility:

1. Standard keyboard arrow keys will be used to navigate between different pages of a book(As is doing currently). These keys will also be used to navigate between content available under TOC, My Data and Search menu.
2. Enter key can be used to select and navigate to selected pages from TOC, My Data and Search menu. 
3. Esc Key will be used to move out of any sub-tab or pop ups.