Accessibility features enable a user with a physical disability, such as
restricted mobility or limited vision, to operate software products successfully.
The administrative console is the primary interface for interacting with
the product. This console is displayed within a standard Web browser. By using
an accessible Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla-based
browsers, administrators are able to:
- Use screen-reader software and a digital speech synthesizer to hear what
is displayed on the screen
- Use voice recognition software, such as IBM ViaVoice, to enter data and
to navigate the user interface
- Operate features by using the keyboard instead of the mouse
One can configure and administer product features by using standard text
editors and scripted or command line interfaces instead of the graphical interfaces
provided.
In addition, the documentation was modified to include the following features
to aid accessibility:
- All documentation is available in HTML formats to give the maximum opportunity
for users to apply screen-reader software technology.
- Images in the documentation are provided with alternative text so that
users with vision impairments can understand the contents of the images.
Use the following key combinations to navigate the information center by
keyboard.
- To go directly to the Topic pane (the right hand side), press Alt+K, and
then press Tab.
- In the Topic pane, to go to the next link, press Tab.
- To go directly to the Search Results view in the left hand side, press
Alt+R, and then press Enter or Up arrow to enter the view.
- To go directly to the Navigation (Table of Contents) view in the left
hand side, press Alt+C, and then press Enter or Up arrow to enter the view.
- To expand and collapse a node in the navigation tree, press the Right
and Left arrows.
- To move to the next topic node, press the Down arrow or Tab.
- To move to the previous topic node, press the Up arrow or Shift+Tab.
- To go to the next link, button, or topic node from inside on of the views,
press Tab.
- To scroll all the way up or down in a pane, press Home or End.
- To go back, press Alt+Left arrow; to go forward, press Alt+Right arrow.
- To go to the next pane, press F6. To move to the previous pane, press
Shift+F6.
- To print the active pane, press Ctrl+P.