Oracle Accessibility Conformance Report

The documentation was tested for:

• Images that convey information have meaningful alternative text using ALT.
• Images that are decorative are marked up using ALT=”” or CSS background images.
• Controls have an associated name.
• Text summary or alternative is provided for time-based media.
• Non-text characters are not used.
• No CAPTCHAs are used.

Exception:

• OCI JIRA: CE-4264 - Remove alt text from decorative image on home page
• OCI JIRA: TC-29177 - Remove alt text from decorative images and provide clear alternative text for graphics on the Getting Started and Learn About Oracle Cloud Basics pages

This documentation was tested for:

• There is no pre-recorded audio only or video only content.

This documentation was tested for:

• Pre-recorded video includes closed captions
• Pre-recorded video is an alternative for text and labelled as such.

This documentation was tested for:

• Pre-recorded video includes an alternative to the video.

This documentation was tested for:

• No live audio content in video is being used.

This documentation was tested for:

• Pre-recorded video includes a second version (or the only version) of the video that has audio descriptions built into it on the main audio track

The documentation was tested for:

• User interface component labels are associated with the fields they are labeling.
• Headings are encoded with HTML heading tags.
• List markup is used for marking up lists.
• Table markup is used for marking up data tables, including row and column headers and table captions/summaries where appropriate.
• Data tables specify SUMMARY or CAPTION.
• Layout tables use appropriate markup.
• Groups of components are marked up with their description.
• Style sheets are used only to change the layout and presentation on the screen.

Exception:

• OCI JIRA: CE-4675: The links List in the footer of documentation pages not marked up as lists

The documentation was tested for:

• The sequence of elements in the DOM matches a logical reading sequence.

The documentation was tested for:

• Instructions provided do not refer to things solely based on their sensory characteristics such as shape, size, visual location, orientation, color, or sound.
• Instructions provided which refer to graphics included a reference to the text alternative of the graphic.

This documentation was tested for:

• Text is displayed in both device orientations without loss of functionality or visibility of the text.

This documentation was tested for:

• There are no text fields that collect information about the user.

The documentation was tested for:

• Information conveyed by color is available in alternative formats, such as shape, text, font weight.
• Information conveyed by color has a contrast ratio of at least 3:1.

This documentation was tested for:

• No automatically playing audio is used.

This documentation was tested for:

• Large-scale text and images of large-scale text have a contrast ratio of at least 3:1.
• Other text and images of text have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1.

This documentation was tested for:

• Text can be resized up to 200% without loss of content or functionality.

This documentation was tested for:

• Images of text are only used when the technology can't create the desired visual presentation, the image can be customized or the particular image is essential.

This documentation was tested for:

• Text information reflows so that only one direction of scrolling is required while at 400% zoom.
• An alternative mobile user interface is available and is accessed from the main application.
• Content that requires two-dimensional layout only presents scroll bars in the component used to present the two-dimensional content.

This documentation was tested for:

• Non-text items have a contrast ratio of at least 3:1.

This documentation was tested for:

• When the following attributes and no others are modified there is no loss in functionality or content:
  • Line height (line spacing) to at least 1.5 times the font size.
  • Spacing following paragraphs to at least 2 times the font size.
  • Letter spacing (tracking) to at least 0.12 times the font size.
  • Word spacing to at least 0.16 times the font size.

Exception:

• OCI JIRA: CE-4670 - Fix spacing issue on Search box label

This documentation was tested for:

• Dismissable: The content can be dismissed without moving the pointer or keyboard focus.
• Hoverable: When pointer hover triggers additional content, the pointer can be moved over the additional content without the additional content disappearing.
• Persistent: The additional content remains visible until the hover or focus trigger is removed, the user dismisses it, or its information is no longer valid.

Exception:

• OCI JIRA: CE-4324 - Not able to dismiss tooltips in Firefox
• OCI Jira: CE-4325 - Make Tooltips hoverable

This documentation was tested for:

• Ability to perform functions from the keyboard only, and without requiring specific timings for individual keystrokes.
• Proper operation of unique keystrokes and access keys.

Exception:

• OCI JIRA: CE-4674 - Should be able to select the language from the language selector menu on the top of documentation pages using just the keyboard

This documentation was tested for:

• Movement of focus through controls only using the keyboard, with no "keyboard trap" that prevents focus from moving away from any control.

This documentation was tested for:

• Single character keyboard shortcuts are only active when that component has focus.

This documentation was tested for:

• Time limits are not used.

This documentation was tested for:

• There is no moving, blinking, or scrolling content.

This documentation was tested for:

• No portion of the screen flickers or flashes with a frequency between 2 Hz and 55 Hz.

This documentation was tested for:

• A ‘Skip to Main Content’ link is provided to skip repetitive navigation links at the top of the page.
• Structure and hierarchy is marked up with Header elements outside of repetitive navigation links.

Exception:

• OCI JIRA: CE-4671 - As tested on the About Oracle Database Service for Azure page, a "Skip to Main Content" link is provided but not visible when testing on a Mac using Firefox. The "Skip to Main Content” link is not available without explicitly searching for it using “Ctrl + F".

This documentation was tested for:

• Pages have a meaningful title specified in the TITLE element.

Exception:

• OCI JIRA: CE-4265 - The title of the home page needs to be updated to include 'Documentation'.

This documentation was tested for:

• Logical movement through the focusable components using only the keyboard, in an order that follows a meaningful sequence.

This documentation was tested for:

• The text of links and their surrounding paragraph, list, or table cell (with marked up table headers), is sufficient to describe their purpose.

This documentation was tested for:

• Pages can be found using the provided "search" function.
• Pages are in a site table of contents.
• Pages are fully inter-linked to one another.
• Page contains controls that enable reaching other pages.

This documentation was tested for:

• Headers describe the topic or purpose of the content below them.
• Labels describe the purpose of the associated field.

This documentation was tested for:

• Visual indication of the location of the focus.

Exception:

• OCI JIRA: CE-4672: On the Getting Started page Focus is not visible on
  • Oracle Cloud, Help Center, and OCI Documentation links and the Try Free Tier and thumbs up and down buttons
  • dropdowns
  • Copy and Tryit options in the codebox
• OCI JIRA: CE-4675: On the top right of the documentation pages the Language selector menu should not have a hidden element that is focusable

This documentation was tested for:

• There are no multipoint or path-based gesture actions.

This documentation was tested for:

• There are no single pointer operations.

This documentation was tested for:

• User interface components that include text or images of text and have a label, have a name that contains the text that is presented visually.

This documentation was tested for:

• There are no functions that require motion of the device.

This documentation was tested for:

• Properly set lang attribute for pages.

This documentation was tested for:

• Proper use of lang attribute for text passages that are in a different language than that of the page

This documentation was tested for:

• When an element receives focus, it does not result in a substantial change to the page, an additional change of keyboard focus, or the spawning of a pop-up window.

This documentation was tested for:

• Changes in the value of user interface components does not result in a substantial change to the page, an additional change of keyboard focus, or the spawning of a pop-up window.

This documentation was tested for:

• Pages which are grouped together into sets with a common navigation mechanism utilize that mechanism in the same fashion. Navigation elements appear in the same relative order across pages.

This documentation was tested for:

• Images and controls are used and identified consistently throughout the product.

This documenation was tested for:

• The documentation does not have input fields, except for the search and feedback fields.

This documentation was tested for:

• Labels or instructions are provided when the product requires user input.

The documentation was tested for:

• The documentation does not have input fields, except for the search and feedback fields that do not have errors.

This documentation was tested for:

• The documentation does not allow for changes to data.

This documentation was tested for:

• This criterion is always satisfied for any content using HTML or XML.

This documentation was tested for:

• HTML controls have a programmatically associated name, derived from the appropriate HTML elements and attributes including LABEL, TITLE, SUMMARY, CAPTION, etc.
• Additional state information is programmatically exposed for HTML controls, such as whether a field is ‘required’.
• Custom controls have appropriate roles specified using the role attribute.
• Custom controls have appropriate state and property information conveyed using the relevant WAI-ARIA or HTML5 attributes.
• Custom controls have a meaningful programmatically exposed name.

Exceptions:

• OCI JIRA: CE-4675: The search field on the top of the documentation pages is missing required attributes

This documentation was tested for:

• There are no status messages.

This documentation was tested for:

• User controls for the selection of captions are provided at the same menu level as the user controls for volume or program selection.

This documentation was tested for:

• Audio descriptions are built into the video on the main audio track and the user controls for the selection of audio is at the same menu level as the user controls for volume or program selection.

There are no accessibility or compatibility features to document. Documentation uses standard HTML specifications to support accessibility.

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