9Using Accessibility Features

Overview of Accessibility

This topic provides an overview of the approach towards accessibility in the Public Sector Compliance and Regulation services.

The Public Sector Compliance and Regulation services are developed with the latest industry standards for accessibility in mind, which is in keeping with the overall development approach within Oracle.

Oracle recognizes the need for our applications, and our customers' and partners' products built with our tools, to be usable by the disabled community. The Oracle Accessibility Program Office, reporting to the office of the Chief Corporate Architect, is responsible for defining the corporate standards for accessibility, and developing materials to train all employees so that they can successfully create products that meet those standards.

For information about Oracle's commitment to accessibility, visit the Oracle Accessibility Program website at http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/accessibility/index.html.

Oracle uses the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) to represent the degree of conformance to various accessibility standards and guidelines, including Section 508 (as released in 2001), WCAG 1.0, and WCAG 2.0. Depending on when a product was developed and released, different standards may be listed. Oracle is an active member on the ITI group that is working to enhance the VPAT to address future standards.

For more information about Oracle’s published VPAT documents, see the Product Status (VPATs) page at http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/accessibility/vpats/index.html.

Using General Keyboard Shortcuts

This topic lists and describes the supported general keyboard shortcuts.

Keyboard Shortcut	Description
<TAB>	This is the primary key used by all keyboard users to move from each control that can accept focus. Use <TAB> to select any actionable or field just like you can use the mouse to select any field on the page. For folder tabs, the <TAB> key will take you to a tab, and then you have to use other keys to select and navigate within that tab. For radio buttons the <TAB> key will take you to the first radio button in a radio button set, and then you have to use other keys to select items within the radio button set. For drop-down lists, the <TAB> key will take you to the list field, and then you have to use other keys to move through values and select values.
<SHIFT>+<TAB>	This keyboard combination works the same as <TAB>, except it works in the opposite direction. For example, it enables you to switch focus to the previous control or field, rather than the next control or field.
<SPACEBAR>	Use for: Selecting a tab Activating a button Selecting a check box Selecting a radio button that is not selected
<ENTER>	Use to: Press a button. Click a link. Select an item from a drop-down list.
<DOWN ARROW>	Use for: Moving through values in a drop-down list Selecting different values in a set of radio buttons Moving between different folder tabs
<UP ARROW>	Works the same as the <DOWN ARROW>, except it enables you to move in the opposite direction (previous instead of next).
<LEFT ARROW>	Works similar to the <UP ARROW>.
<RIGHT ARROW>	Works similar to the <DOWN ARROW>.
<HOME>	When in the context of tabs, sets focus to the first tab.
<CTRL>+<HOME>	Takes you to the very top of a page.

Using the Keyboard with Data Collections

This topic describes examples of how to use keyboard shortcuts to navigate within the various collections, such as tables and lists, and select actionable items.

Tables

This section describes how to navigate within tables appearing on a page. The example below uses the Country table for illustration.

Example of a data collection in a table.

Target	Key	Description
Cell	Tab	The first Tab into the table moves focus to the first column header. The second Tab moves focus to the next focusable element outside of the table. If focus is on a row and the row has been placed in actionable mode using the F2 key, then Tab moves focus to the next focusable element within the row. If focus is already on the last focusable element, then focus will wrap to the first focusable element in the row.
	Shift + Tab	The first Shift+Tab into the table moves focus to the first column header. The second Shift+Tab moves focus to the previous focusable element outside of the table. If focus is on a row and the row is actionable, then Shift+Tab moves focus to the previous focusable element within the row. If focus is already on the first focusable element, then focus will wrap to the last focusable element in the row.
	Down Arrow	Move focus to the next row.
	Shift + Down Arrow	Select and move focus to the next row.
	Up Arrow	Move focus to the previous row. If at the first row, then move to the column header.
	Shift+Up Arrow	Select and move focus to the previous row.
	Home	Move focus to first row.
	End	Move focus to last row.
	Space	If chevron icon is used, drill down to the detail.
	Enter	Toggle the current row to actionable mode if there exists a tabbable element in the row. Once toggled to actionable mode, focus will be moved to be first tabbable element in the row.
	F2	Toggle the current row to actionable mode if there exists a tabbable element in the row.
Column Header	Tab	Navigate to next focusable element on page (outside table).
	Shift+Tab	Navigate to previous focusable element on page (outside table).
	Down Arrow	Move focus to the first row.
	Left Arrow	Move focus to previous column header.
	Right Arrow	Move focus to next column header.
	Home	Move focus to first column header.
	End	Move focus to last column header.
	Space	Select column.

List View

This section describes how to navigate within tables appearing on a page. The example below uses the Country table for illustration.

Target	Key	Description
List Item	F2	Enters Actionable mode. This enables keyboard action on elements inside the item, including navigation between focusable elements inside the item.
	Esc	Exits Actionable mode.
	Tab	When in Actionable Mode, navigates to next focusable element within the item. If the last focusable element is reached, shift focus back to the first focusable element. When not in Actionable Mode, navigates to next focusable element on page (outside ListView).
	Shift+Tab	When in Actionable Mode, navigates to previous focusable element within the item. If the first focusable element is reached, shift focus back to the last focusable element. When not in Actionable Mode, navigates to previous focusable element on page (outside ListView).
	Down Arrow	Move focus to the item below.
	Up Arrow	Move focus to the item above.
	Left Arrow	When display in card layout, move focus to the item on the left.
	Right Arrow	When display in card layout, move focus to the item on the right.
	Shift+F10	Launch the context menu if there is one associated with the current item.
	Enter	Selects the current item. No op if the item is already selected.

Using the Keyboard to Work with Page Controls

This topic describes examples of how to use the keyboard to work with various controls in the interface and select actionable items. Controls are UI constructs such as buttons, accordions, page tabs, and so on.

Buttons

This section describes how to use the keyboard to control buttons in the global header or on pages.

Key	Description
Enter, Space, or Down Arrow	Open the menu.
Esc	Close the menu.

Calendar

This section describes the hot keys you can use when working with the calendar control and date picker to select date field values.

Target	Key	Description
Input Element	Down Arrow or Up Arrow	Shows the calender grid and moves the focus into the expanded grid
	Esc	Close the grid.
	Tab In	Set focus to the input. If hints, title or messages exist in a note window, displays the note window.
Picker	Enter	Select the currently focused day
	Up Arrow	Move up in the grid.
	Down Arrow	Move down in the grid.
	Right Arrow	Move right in the grid.
	Left Arrow	Move left in the grid.
	Esc	Close the grid.
	Home	Move focus to first day of the month.
	End	Move focus to last day of the month.
	Page Up	Switch to previous month.
	Page Down	Switch to next month.
	Alt + Page Up	Switch to previous year.
	Alt + Page Down	Switch to next year.
	Ctrl + Alt + T	Places focus on Today button if it exists.

Time

This section describes the hot keys you can use when working with the time picker control to select time field values.

Key	Description
Down Arrow or Up Arrow	Shows the time picker and moves the focus into the expanded time picker
Tab In	Set focus to the input. If hints, title, or messages exist in a note window, displays the note window.

Accordion

This section describes the hot keys you can use when working with the accordion control to expose and access items. An accordion is a set of expandable sections where only one section can be expanded at a time. When a new section gets expanded, the previous section automatically closes.

The following table lists the keyboard options for working with the collapsible headers.

Key	Description
Space or Enter	Toggle disclosure state.
Tab	Navigate to next collapsible header and if none then the next element on page.
Shift + Tab	Navigate to previous collapsible header and if none then the previous element on page.
Up Arrow or Left Arrow (Right Arrow in right-to-left languages)	Move focus to the previous collapsible header with wrap around.
Down Arrow or Right Arrow (Right Arrow in right-to-left languages)	Move focus to the next collapsible header with wrap around.
Home	Move focus to the first collapsible header.
End	Move focus to the last collapsible header.

Navigation Lists

This section describes how to use the keyboard to work with navigation lists to access items used take you to different locations or display additional content.

The following table lists the keyboard options used for accessing list items.

Key	Description
Enter or Space	Selects list item.
Up Arrow	Moves focus to the previous visible list item.
Down Arrow	Moves focus to the next visible list item
Right Arrow (Left Arrow in right-to-left languages)	For horizontal navigation list, focus will be moved to next visible item.
Left Arrow (Left Arrow in right-to-left languages)	For horizontal navigation list, focus will be moved to previous visible item.
Home	Moves focus to the first visible list item.
End	Moves focus to the last visible list item.
F2	If focus is on a list item, pressing F2 will make its contents accessible using Tab.
Esc	When F2 mode is enabled, press Esc to exit F2 mode.
Shift + Tab	Move focus to hierarchical menu button. Only applicable for sliding navigation list and when hierarchical menu button is enabled.

Tab Bars

This section describes how to use the keyboard to work with tab bars.

Key	Description
Enter or Space	Selects list item.
Up Arrow	Moves focus to the previous visible list item.
Down Arrow	Moves focus to the next visible list item
Right Arrow (Left Arrow in right-to-left languages)	For horizontal tab bar, focus will be moved to next visible item.
Left Arrow (Left Arrow in right-to-left languages)	For horizontal tab bar, focus will be moved to previous visible item.
Home	Moves focus to the first visible list item.
End	Moves focus to the last visible list item.
F2	If focus is on a list item, pressing F2 will make its contents accessible using Tab.
Esc	When F2 mode is enabled, press Esc to exit F2 mode.
Ctrl + X	Marks the current item to move if reorderable is enabled.
Ctrl + V	Paste the item that are marked to directly before the current item
DELETE	Delete the current item.