This page is provided for persons using adaptive technology.
On this page:
Note: The -
(hyphen)
used in the instructions below signifies that keys should be pressed
simultaneously.
Sakai contains some accessibility issues yet to be resolved, for some of which there are workarounds:
Alt
-down arrow key to open
the menu, and then use the arrow keys to explore the choices.
Notify the Sakai Accessibility
Team Lead at brichwin@indiana.edu
if you
find other problems. Use the subject line "Sakai Accessibility
Issues".
Here are some tips for navigating:
Accesskeys follow the UK e-commerce standards wherever possible, and are mnemonic otherwise. If an accesskey is available for a given link or button, the accesskey will be announced by a screen reader when that link or button receives focus. To invoke accesskeys:
Alt
plus the indicated letter
or number.Alt-Shift
plus the indicated
letter or number.Ctrl
plus the
indicated letter or number.
Accesskeys available throughout the application include:
Accesskey-6
Accesskey-c
Accesskey-l
Accesskey-w
Accesskeys are available for most form-based tools.
Accesskey-x
Accesskey-e
Accesskey-u
Accesskey-s
Accesskey-v
Accesskey-c
.
Accesskey-c
to return the focus
to the top of the selected tool.
Accesskey-w
to return focus to the
worksites list, and then press Shift-Tab
repeatedly
till focus wraps around to the bottom of the page. Continue
pressing Shift-Tab
as needed to reach the desired control.
h
moves to the next
heading. Pressing Shift-h
moves to the previous heading.
Insert-F6
for a list, and then scroll
using the up and down arrows.
Insert-Tab
, Alt-h
,
Alt-s
, and then scroll using the up and down arrows.Cancel
) on a page:
Insert-F5
to open the forms list
dialog. Then, press Ctrl-End
.
Insert-Tab
to open the page
navigation dialog, Alt-c
to list controls, Alt-s
to go to the list, and then press End
.
Note: JAWS and WindowEyes users can use first letter
navigation while in the list of forms or headings to easily navigate
to the desired element. For example, to easily locate the cancel
button in the list of forms, press c
.
Insert
-down arrow.Ctrl-Home
, and then press
Ctrl-Shift-r
.The following versions are highly recommended:
Download the latest JAWS version at:
http://www.freedomscientific.com/downloads/jaws/jaws-downloads.aspCheck for Window-Eyes upgrades at:
http://www.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes/Upgrades/You can make temporary changes for most of the recommended settings
while in the browser by pressing Insert-v
to bring up the
Adjust JAWS Options
dialog. The dialog will present a
tree view of options that can be changed. Use the up and down arrow
keys to navigate the list. Press the letters used as
Navigation Quick Keys to jump to relevant settings (such as
f
for forms, h
for
headings, l
for links, and
t
for text).
To make permanent changes to the HTML settings, use the JAWS Configuration Manager in JAWS versions 10 and 11. JAWS 12 users should use the Settings Center within the Run JAWS Manager.
Note: Whichever browser you use, the settings that
are changed will apply to that browser unless a specific program is
selected from the Application
combo box. The
Application
combo box can be found by tabbing past the
OK
and Cancel
buttons. Then, use the down arrow key
to choose whether the settings should be applied to one or all of the
programs.
Insert-F2
.
s
to navigate to the Settings
Center and press Enter
.
Web/HTML/PDFs
option, and then
press right arrow to open the tree view.
OK
button, and then press Enter
.
You can make changes for one specific page or web site domain by
adjusting settings in the Personalized Settings
menu, which is
accessed by pressing Insert-Shift-v
.
Alt-Tab
.
Utilities
by pressing
Alt-u
.
JAWS Configuration Manager
by pressing
c
.
Set Options
by pressing
Alt-s
.
HTML Options
by pressing h
.
Ctrl-Tab
to move between pages in
the HTML Options
dialog.
Enter
to save the changes.
To access HTML settings within Window-Eyes:
Control panel
by pressing
Ctrl-backslash
.
Global Menu
by pressing Alt-l
.
Verbosity Menu
by pressing v
.
MSAA
by pressing m
.
To save page-specific settings in Window-Eyes, go to the General Document
Settings
option in the control panel.
It is recommended to have headings announced with the heading's level. You can navigate easily using headings. The major sections of each page such as the worksites list, the tools list, and the content within tools are marked with headings and well structured hierarchically using heading levels (level 1, level 2, level 3, etc.).
JAWS and Window-Eyes announce headings with level as the default.
Users control page refreshes. To refresh page content, press F5
.
To set JAWS to turn off page refresh:
Insert-F2
to open the Run JAWS Manager.
s
until you hear "Settings Center",
and then press Enter
.
Refresh
in the search box. Tab to the one search
result listed.
Page Refresh
option from the
HTML/Web/PDFs
menu, and press Enter
.
off
.
Insert-v
to go
to the Adjust JAWS Options
dialog.
p
for "page refresh", adjust the
setting by pressing the Spacebar as needed to reach off
, and then
press Alt-e
to execute.
To turn off page refresh in Window-Eyes, press
Alt-Shift-m
until you hear "suspend all".
Title attributes can aid in comprehension of buttons and links by providing additional information.
To set JAWS to announce title attributes on graphics:
Insert-F2
, and then
s
until you hear JAWS say
"Settings Center". Press Enter
.
graphic
in the search box. Then press
Tab
to go to the search results.
Enter
to open the Web/HTML/PDFs
menu.
Images/Graphics
options, and then press right arrow to open it.
f
until you hear JAWS
say "for an image", and then press right arrow to open it.
OK
button and press Enter
.
Insert-v
to go to the
Adjust JAWS Options
dialog.
g g g g
for "graphics recognize by",
adjust the setting by pressing the Spacebar as needed to reach "title",
and then press Alt-e
to execute.
Window-Eyes enables announcement of title attributes for graphics by default.
Title attributes on links can aid in comprehension of buttons and links by providing additional information.
To set JAWS to announce title attributes on links:
text link
in the search box, and then press
Tab
to go to the search results.
HTML/Web/PDFs
option with the right arrow key.
f
until you hear JAWS
say "For a link text", and then press the right arrow key to open the
menu.
OK
button, and press Enter
.
Insert-v
to
go to the Adjust JAWS Options
dialog.
t t
for "text links show using",
adjust the setting by pressing the Spacebar as needed to
reach "title", and then press Alt-e
to execute.
Window-Eyes enables announcement of title attributes for graphics by default.
The first column of the table below contains page elements, the second column provides suggested screen reader settings, and the third column contains shortcut keys used while in Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox to configure the settings.
Element | Suggested screen reader setting | Shortcut keys while in Internet Explorer or Firefox |
---|---|---|
Headings | Headings announce - Heading and level | Press Insert-v . Press
h h for "Headings announce", and then press the
Spacebar as needed to reach "Heading and level". Press
Alt-e to execute.
|
Links | Text links show using - Title | Press Insert-v . Press
t t for "Text links show using", and then press
the Spacebar as needed to reach "Title". Press Alt-e to execute.
|
Graphics | Read title attribute | Press Insert-v . Press
g g g g for "Graphics recognize by", and
then press the Spacebar as needed to reach "Title". Press Alt-e to
execute.
|
Frames | Frames show start and end - Off | Press Insert-v . Press
f f f f f f f (7 times) for
"Frames show start and end", and then press the Spacebar as needed to
reach "Off". Press Alt-e to execute.
|
Tables | Layout tables - Off | Press Insert-v . Press
l l l l l l l (7 times) for
"Layout tables", and then press the Spacebar as needed to reach "Off".
Press Alt-e to execute.
|
Refresh | Page refresh - Off | Press Insert-v . Press
p for "Page refresh", and then press the
Spacebar as needed to reach "Off". Press Alt-e to
execute.
|
The first column of the table below contains page elements, the second column provides suggested screen reader settings, and the third column contains shortcut keys used in Internet Explorer or Firefox to configure the settings.
Element | Suggested screen reader setting | Shortcut keys in Internet Explorer and Firefox |
---|---|---|
Headings | Indicate heading level - Checked | Press Insert-v . Press
h for "Headings", and then press
Tab for the Indicate Heading Level
checkbox. Press the Spacebar as needed to check the box, and
then press Enter to execute.
|
Frames | Insert beginning/end message (forms) - Unchecked | Press Insert-v . Press
f for "Forms", and then press
Tab for the Insert Beginning/End Message (Forms)
checkbox. Press the Spacebar as needed to uncheck the box. Press
Enter to execute.
|
Tables | Recognize data tables only | Press Insert-v . Press t
for "Tables", and then press Tab for the currently
selected "Insert Beginning/End Message" radio button. Use the up
arrow or down arrow as to select the Insert Beginning/End Message
(Smart) radio button. Press Enter to execute.
|
Refresh | Suppress refreshes | Press Alt-Shift-m until you hear "suspend all".
|
The continuing objective of developers is to make the application compliant with Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA Success Criteria, and as usable as possible for persons using adaptive technology. Most tools follow W3C accessibility guidelines for headings, forms, tables, links, and images, but do not include non-script alternatives to JavaScript, or user messages for pop-ups or completed actions. Tools following most guidelines include:
Some tools are being worked on to improve their accessibility. These include the following:
Sakai has been tested with current versions of JAWS using both Internet Explorer and Firefox. Compliance has also been evaluated using manual code inspection, the Firefox Accessibility Extension add-on, the WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation tool, and W3C Validator in order to continually improve accessibility.