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Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Conventions

Changes in This Release

• Changes in Oracle Application Express Release 18.1
  • New Features
  • Deprecated and Desupported Features
  • Other Changes

1 About This Accessibility Guide

• 1.1 What is Web Accessibility?
• 1.2 Why Accessibility is Important
• 1.3 About Building for Accessibility

2 Using Oracle Application Express with Assistive Technologies and Keyboard

• 2.1 Accessing Form Pages Using JAWS
  • 2.1.1 About the Structure of Pages
  • 2.1.2 Accessing Help Text
  • 2.1.3 Dealing with Validation Errors
    • 2.1.3.1 About Understanding the an Error Has Occurred
    • 2.1.3.2 Reviewing the Error
    • 2.1.3.3 Navigating to the Relevant Fields to Fix the Errors
    • 2.1.3.4 About WAI-ARIA Support
• 2.2 Accessing Oracle Application Express Using a Keyboard
  • 2.2.1 Using Date Pickers
  • 2.2.2 General Keyboard Shortcuts
  • 2.2.3 Keyboard Shortcuts in CSS Calendar
  • 2.2.4 Keyboard Shortcuts in Interactive Grid Regions
  • 2.2.5 About Configuring Interactive Grids to Support Multi-select
  • 2.2.6 Accessing Interactive Report Regions
    • 2.2.6.1 Searching Data in an Interactive Report
    • 2.2.6.2 Using the Actions Menu
    • 2.2.6.3 Managing Bulk Updates
    • 2.2.6.4 Utilizing Drill Down Links
    • 2.2.6.5 Editing Existing Filters
    • 2.2.6.6 Loading Saved Reports

3 Developing Accessible Apps

• 3.1 Developing Accessible Themes
  • 3.1.1 About Accessibility Features in Universal Theme
  • 3.1.2 About Accessible Theme Styles
  • 3.1.3 About Theme Roller
• 3.2 Developing Accessible Pages
  • 3.2.1 Accessible Page Titles
  • 3.2.2 Accessible Page Modes
  • 3.2.3 Accessible Cursor Focus
  • 3.2.4 Accessible Reload on Submit
• 3.3 Developing Accessible Regions
  • 3.3.1 Accessible Page Structure
  • 3.3.2 Accessible Interactive Grid Regions
  • 3.3.3 Accessible Interactive Report Regions
  • 3.3.4 Accessible Classic Report Regions
  • 3.3.5 Accessible Tabular Forms Regions
  • 3.3.6 Accessible JET Chart Regions
• 3.4 Developing Accessible Form Pages and Items
  • 3.4.1 Accessible Form Page Attributes
  • 3.4.2 Accessible Date Pickers
  • 3.4.3 Accessible Select Lists and Radio Groups
  • 3.4.4 Accessible Check Boxes
  • 3.4.5 Accessible Display Image Alternative Text
• 3.5 Developing Accessible Buttons
• 3.6 Testing Apps for Accessibility
  • 3.6.1 About Accessibility Checks in Advisor
  • 3.6.2 Running Advisor on a Single Page
  • 3.6.3 Running Advisor on an Entire Application

4 Open Bugs and Known Issues

5 Further Reading

Index