Accessibility features
This product includes a number of features that make it
more accessible for people with disabilities. These features include:
- The ability to operate all features using the keyboard instead of the mouse.
- Support for enhanced display properties
- Options for audio and visual alert cues
- Compatibility with assistive technologies
- Compatibility with operating system accessibility features
- Accessible documentation formats
Keyboard input and navigation
- Keyboard input
- The OnDemand clients can be operated using only the keyboard. Menu items and controls provide access keys that allow users to activate a control or select a menu item directly from the keyboard. These keys are self-documenting, in that the access keys are underlined on the control or menu where they appear.
- Keyboard focus
- In Windows-based systems, the position of the keyboard focus is highlighted, indicating which area of the window is active and where the user's keystrokes will have an effect.
Features for accessible display
The clients
have a number of features that enhance the user interface and improve
accessibility for users with low vision. These enhancements include
support for high-contrast settings and customizable font properties.
- High-contrast mode
- The clients support the high-contrast-mode option that is provided by the operating system. This feature assists users who require a higher degree of contrast between background and foreground colors.
- Font settings
- In Windows-based systems, you can specify display settings that determine the color, size, and font for the text in menus and dialog windows. The client allows you to select the font for the document list.
- Non-dependence on color
- You do not need to distinguish between colors in order to use any function of this product.
- Alternative alert cues
- In Windows-based systems, the SoundSentry feature can be used to provide visual feedback for general application and system alerts such as warning beeps.
- Compatibility with assistive technologies
- The clients are compatible with screen reader applications such as Narrator and Via Voice. The clients have properties required for these accessibility applications to make onscreen information available to visually impaired users.
Fully accessible alternatives for the line data viewer and the AFP plugin
To perform functions of the line data viewer and the AFP plugin, use the client or administrative client. At this time, functions of the line data viewer and the AFP plugin are not accessible through the Web administrator.
Accessible documentation
Documentation for the OnDemand product is available in HTML format. This allows users to view documentation according to the display preferences set in their browsers. It also allows the use of screen readers and other assistive technologies.