PeopleTools 8.54 Accessibility Improvements

This table describes accessibility improvements for release 8.54 by product area:

Product Area	Improvement	PeopleBook Cross-References for More Information
PIA Core Technology	Page elements coded to standards for WCAG 2.0.	Understanding Page Controls
PeopleSoft Application Designer	Group boxes - For group boxes that are used only for visual layout purposes, a new option is available in Application Designer in the Group Box Properties – Label tab, to suppress the group box label in accessibility mode.	Using Group Boxes
PeopleSoft Application Designer	Grids – In Application Designer in the Grid Properties – Use tab, the following new grid layout types are available: Original List Grid (Unordered) Identifies the grid as an unordered list containing rows of list items in accessibility mode. Original List Grid (Ordered) Identifies the grid as an ordered list containing rows of list items in accessibility mode. Original Presentation Grid Layout Identifies the grid as a layout table in accessibility mode.	Using Grids
PeopleSoft Application Designer	Grids – In Application Designer, a new Row Header option enables you to select a grid column to use as the row header in accessibility mode. The dialog box for setting the Row Header option differs depending on the grid type: Grids with no tabs: available on the Grid Properties - General tab. Tabbed Grids: available on the Tab Separator Properties - General tab. If a row header is not specified, then the row header generated is the row number plus the first display-only edit field.	Using Grids
PIA Core Technology	Added landmarks to identify page sections per WAI-ARIA specifications. These landmarks provide a method to programmatically identify commonly found sections of web page content in a consistent way, which enables assistive technologies to provide users with features they can use to identify and navigate to sections of page content.	Understanding Page Controls
Global Search	Provided enhanced keyboard support and added landmarks to list selections for accessibility mode.	Working with Global Search
Charting	Provided the Chart Options page to specify system-wide accessibility settings by chart type.	Special Considerations for Charts
Portal	Provided enhanced keyboard support for page tabs, search page tabs, and grids tabs, per WAI-ARIA specifications.	Understanding Grids and Scroll Areas
MultiChannel Framework	Enhanced HTML elements that are hidden or uncovered visually, to behave similarly in accessibility mode.	PeopleSoft MultiChannel Framework
PIA Trees	Provided keyboard support for trees. Added landmarks, properties, and states for accessibility mode.	Working With Trees
Activity Guides	Provided support for action item status changes and dependent link information pop-ups in accessibility mode.	Understanding Activity Guides
Portal Technology: WorkCenters	Provided enhanced keyboard support. Added landmarks, properties, and states for accessibility mode.	Managing WorkCenter Pages
Portal Technology: Related Content Framework	Provided enhanced keyboard support. Added landmarks, properties, and states for accessibility mode. Added header markup for pagelet labels.	Understanding the PeopleSoft Related Content Framework
Portal Technology: Pagelet Wizard	Added landmarks to layout table nodes in default Navigation Collection-based pagelet XSLs Changed the step icon hover text on the Pagelet Wizard component to "step n - xxxx" format.	Understanding Pagelet Wizard