PeopleTools 8.55 Accessibility Improvements

This table describes accessibility improvements for release 8.55 by product area:

Product Area

Improvement

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PIA Core Technology

New personalization option for pagelet transfer warning in accessibility mode.

PeopleTools 8.55: Using PeopleSoft Applications, “Defining User Preferences”

PIA Core Technology

Enhanced keyboard commands for charts.

PeopleTools 8.55: Accessibility Guide, ”Navigating with the Keyboard”

PIA Core Technology

New My Preferences page that contains various personalizations for customizing the user experience.

PeopleTools 8.55: Using PeopleSoft Applications, “Defining User Preferences”

PIA Core Technology: Fluid user interface

Ability to set the Aria attributes on page controls using the following PeopleCode commands:

  • Field Class.AriaWrapperAttributes = Ajax wrapper (outer container of fields)

  • Field Class.AriaAttributes = Actual Control (html tags of SELECT, INPUT, TEXTAREA, and A)

For example, Field Class.AriaAttributes = “aria-label=’Employee Photo’”;

PeopleTools 8.55: PeopleCode API Reference “Field Class”

PIA Core Technology: Fluid User Interface

New keyboard commands for drag and drop.

PeopleTools 8.55: Using PeopleSoft Applications, “Using Keyboard Shortcuts”.