PeopleTools 8.59 Accessibility Improvements

This table describes accessibility improvements for release 8.59 by product area:

Product Area	Improvement	PeopleBook Cross-References for More Information
Portal Technology	Ability to set the screen reader mode dynamically.	Enabling Screen Reader Mode SuppressCommonActionItem
Portal Technology	Enhancements to keyboard shortcuts in fluid and classic applications: Implemented Alt + 1, Alt + 5, Alt + 7, Alt + 8, Alt + /, and Alt + ; for fluid applications. Implemented keyboard shortcuts support for macOS. Changed the keyboard shortcut for the Keyboard Information page to Alt + K to eliminate conflicts with JAWS and certain browsers.	Using Keyboard Shortcuts
Fluid Homepage and NavBar	Menu folders and menu items in the Menu are displayed in alphabetical order by default for most supported languages. Keyboard navigation includes the ability to focus on and navigate between alphabetical section dividers at the root of the menu structure.	Working with the NavBar Using the Keyboard with the NavBar
Fluid Core	Adjustments to support WCAG 2.1: 1.4.11 – Non Text Contrast.	None
Fluid Core	Adjustments to support WCAG 2.1: 1.3.5 – Identify Input Purpose.	The HtmlAttributes property is now supported on classic pages.