Accessibility Notes for the Administration Console for Oracle WebLogic Server
11g Release 1 (10.3.1)
E13761-01
May 2009
This document, Oracle Fusion Middleware Accessibility Notes for the Administration Console for Oracle WebLogic Server, describes WebLogic Server Administration Console accessibility:
Currently a variety of accessibility features are available in the WebLogic Server Administration Console and its associated online help. The application itself provides the appropriate information to ensure pages can be rendered in assistive technology. Accessibility features provided by the Web browser lets you control of the application with the keyboard and customize of the look-and-feel of the application.
Oracle is dedicated to providing high quality information technology that is accessible to people with disabilities. In particular, Oracle is committed to ensuring full compliance with the Section 508 accessibility standards. To this end, Oracle has undertaken a substantial project to ensure the accessibility of Oracle WebLogic Server. Oracle is implementing these enhancements and will continue to address all accessibility issues that come to its attention.
The Administration Console has the following accessibility features.
All functions of the WebLogic Server Administration Console are accessible and usable from the keyboard. The application supports the standard keyboard controls found in Web browsers and does not interfere with the operating system standard keyboard controls.
The WebLogic Server Administration Console supports your ability to define and use custom style sheets. This allows you to control the manner in which the application appears in the browser. You can use your own custom style sheets or simply revert the page to default formatting using the appropriate browser commands.
Oracle provides certain recommended configuration options for industry leading assistive technologies. These configuration options ensure that the accessibility enhancements present in the application are available to the assistive technology user. Configuration options are currently available for the JAWS screen reader produced by Freedom Scientific, Inc., and the Windows Eyes screen reader produced by GW Micro, Inc. Other assistive technology configuration options are available on request from Oracle.
You should ensure that the full text of each link is spoken when JAWS encounters a link. To do this:
Open JAWS and select the Utilities > Configuration Manager option (Insert+F2).
Once the Configuration Manager is open, select Set options > HTML options.
For JAWS 5.x-6.x, open the Links tab and select the User Title option in the Text Link Options section.
Click OK to save the configuration.
To configure Windows Eyes for use with the WebLogic Server Administration Console, perform the following steps:
Using Windows Eyes, focus on the application you want to configure and confirm MSAA mode is active (Control+Shift+A).
Open the MSAA Verbosity Dialog (Insert+V).
Select Object and ensure Expose Alternative Text is enabled.
Click OK to save the configuration.
The WebLogic Server Administration Console currently exhibits several known issues relating to 508 compliance. The issues are described in more detail below.
Certain drop-down menus (select lists) cause automatic navigation when you select a different element of the list. To avoid this behavior you should open each dropdown menu before browsing the contents. You can open menus by pressing Alt+Down-Arrow.
Chooser controls such as those found in the Customize this table section of Table pages present some challenges to keyboard-only users. Currently, the requirement of selecting and deselecting specific items in these lists is met in a limited fashion. Use the following steps when using a Chooser control through the keyboard:
To move items from the Available list to the Chosen list:
Tab into the Available column. This keyboard action selects the first item in the list.
Tab through successive items in the list, thus selecting all items in the Available column.
Tab to the Right-Arrow button.
Press the Enter key. The selected items are moved to the Chosen list.
To move items from the Chosen list to the Available list:
Tab into the Chosen column. This keyboard action selects the first item in the list.
Tab through successive items in the list.
Shift+Tab (reverse Tab) to the left-arrow button.
Press the Enter key. The selected items are moved to the Available list.
Our goal is to make Oracle products, services, and supporting documentation accessible to all users, including users that are disabled. To that end, our documentation includes features that make information available to users of assistive technology. This documentation is available in HTML format, and contains markup to facilitate access by the disabled community. Accessibility standards will continue to evolve over time, and Oracle is actively engaged with other market-leading technology vendors to address technical obstacles so that our documentation can be accessible to all of our customers. For more information, visit the Oracle Accessibility Program Web site at http://www.oracle.com/accessibility/.
Accessibility of Code Examples in Documentation
Screen readers may not always correctly read the code examples in this document. The conventions for writing code require that closing braces should appear on an otherwise empty line; however, some screen readers may not always read a line of text that consists solely of a bracket or brace.
Accessibility of Links to External Web Sites in Documentation
This documentation may contain links to Web sites of other companies or organizations that Oracle does not own or control. Oracle neither evaluates nor makes any representations regarding the accessibility of these Web sites.
Deaf/Hard of Hearing Access to Oracle Support Services
To reach Oracle Support Services, use a telecommunications relay service (TRS) to call Oracle Support at 1.800.223.1711. An Oracle Support Services engineer will handle technical issues and provide customer support according to the Oracle service request process. Information about TRS is available at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/trs.html, and a list of phone numbers is available at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/trsphonebk.html.
Deaf/Hard of Hearing Access to Oracle Support Services
To reach Oracle Support Services, use a telecommunications relay service (TRS) to call Oracle Support at 1.800.223.1711. An Oracle Support Services engineer will handle technical issues and provide customer support according to the Oracle service request process. Information about TRS is available at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/trs.html, and a list of phone numbers is available at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/trsphonebk.html.
Oracle Fusion Middleware Accessibility Notes for the Administration Console for Oracle WebLogic Server, 11g Release 1 (10.3.1)
E13761-01
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