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Accessibility and usability barriers 

The following information is provided to help people with disabilities know what potential barriers may exist within Tableau.

Screen reader barriers may limit accessibility for some users, such as people who are blind or have low vision

Tableau pages have no heading structure. The reading order in some data visualization regions may be illogical and confusing. For example, some filter options are only announced if the user is navigating backward. 

Data visualizations are difficult to interact with if using a screen reader to navigate, as tooltips appear only when hovering over specific data points or interactive elements within the visualization. The visualizations may have alternative text that informs the user of how to open the View Data window, where the user can navigate the data in table format. 

Some buttons' states or status changes may be announced incorrectly, and some elements on the page are not announced at all. 

Keyboard navigation barriers may limit accessibility for some users, such as people with motor disabilities

Data visualizations cannot be interacted with if using only a keyboard to navigate, as tooltips appear only when hovering over specific data points or interactive elements within a visualization. There is a keyboard shortcut to open the View Data window, where the user can navigate the data in table format. However, the existence of the View Data window and the process of accessing it is not immediately clear to keyboard users without reviewing Tableau’s support resources. 

Some filter options only receive focus if the user is navigating backward. Some filter options can be opened by keyboard, but they cannot be interacted with or closed by keyboard. 

Low contrast may limit accessibility for some users, such as people who are color blind or have low vision

The Skip to Content link’s focus outline has extremely low color contrast, and some filter buttons have low contrast focus outlines and/or hover states.

Magnification barriers may limit accessibility for some users, such as people with low vision

When magnified over 200%, the Tableau user experience does not reflow properly. As a result, users must scroll horizontally and vertically to reach all content. Any banner content at the top of the screen sometimes is too large and takes up much of the screen space that could otherwise be used for viewing.

Data visualizations do not reflow at all when magnified. Additionally, because scrolling over certain types of visualizations results in zooming in or out, it’s difficult to avoid zooming in or out by accident if a user magnifies the page.