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Accessibility guidance for Kibana. Use this skill when working with or reviewing EUI components, resolving a11y-related (@elastic/eui) ESLint issues, and ensuring proper use of ARIA attributes, focus management, keyboard interactions, and accessible naming conventions.

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  2. Copy the prompt below and paste it into your agent.
  3. Review the proposed files and risks before you approve installation.
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Source SKILL.md: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/blob/HEAD/.agents/skills/accessibility/SKILL.md

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Kibana Accessibility

Accessibility is part of writing the component, not a step that happens after lint complains. Open the matching guide in references/components/index.md before writing the JSX, and read references/shared_principles.md first.

When to Use

  • Writing or refactoring an EUI component. Open the matching guide from references/components/index.md and follow the canonical pattern (props, accessible names, focus, ids).
  • Fixing an @elastic/eui/* ESLint error. Use references/eslint.md to jump from the rule id to the component guide that explains the canonical fix.
  • General a11y or non-EUI question. Read references/shared_principles.md.

References

Open only what you need:

  • Standards, decision order, accessible naming, i18n, html ids, keyboard/focus, escalation: references/shared_principles.md
  • Component guide topic table: references/components/index.md
  • ESLint rule id → component guide (with manual-review notes): references/eslint.md