Chapter 3 Product Accessibility

Oracle is committed to making its products, services and supporting documentation accessible and usable to the disabled community. This chapter contains information about the status of Oracle Private Cloud Appliance in terms of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Action (ADA) requirements.

3.1 Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Dashboard Accessibility Features

The Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Dashboard is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Action (ADA) requirements. The Dashboard allows you to configure the following accessibility features:

  • Support for Screen Reader.

  • Support for High Contrast.

  • Support for Large Fonts.

You can enable these features when logging in to the Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Dashboard or you can set or change the accessibility options once you have logged in.

To enable accessibility options when logging in:
  1. On the login page of the Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Dashboard, click the arrow to expand Accessibility Options.

  2. Select one or more check box from the following accessibility options:

    • I use a screen reader.

    • I use high contrast.

    • I use large fonts.

To set or change accessibility options while you are logged in:
  1. In the toolbar that runs along the top of the links at the top of the Oracle Private Cloud Appliance Dashboard, a drop-down menu titled Settings allows you to change accessibility options once you are logged in. To make a change, click on the Settings link.

  2. From the drop-down list, select from the following accessibility options:

    • I use a screen reader.

    • I use high contrast.

    • I use large fonts.

Changes are implemented immediately.

3.2 Oracle JET User Interface Accessibility Features

The Oracle JET User Interface is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Action (ADA) requirements. For detailed accessibility information, refer to Oracle JET and Accessibility.

3.3 Documentation Accessibility

The Oracle Private Cloud Appliance documentation is available in the following formats:

  • HTML format is provided and is accessible.

  • PDF format is provided but is not accessible.

  • Printed versions of specific installation instructions are shipped with the product. Accessible equivalents in HTML format are provided in the online documentation library.

Documentation HTML Access Keys

To use the documentation without using a mouse, you can use HTML access keys. Enter the HTML access key for your browser, plus the access key letter. For example, using Mozilla Firefox, press Alt+Shift+n to go to the next page. See your web browser documentation to find the key combination to use for HTML access keys. The following table lists the tasks you can perform using access keys.

Task

Access Key

Go to the next page

n

Go to the previous page

p

Go to the document home page

h

Go up a level in the document

u

Activate the Contents tab

c

Activate the Search tab

s

In addition to the HTML access keys, the following keyboard shortcuts are available:

Task

Shortcut Key

Toggle hide and show the sidebar

Ctrl + Left Arrow

Toggle hide and show page header

Ctrl + Up Arrow

Documentation Accessibility Issues

The following are the known accessibility issues with Oracle Private Cloud Appliance documentation:

  • HTML page heading levels might not start at h1 (Bug: 26717728)

  • Book title can extend off the screen with 200% zoom (Bug: 26717874)

  • docs.oracle.com Help drawer HTML heading tags have structure violation (Bug: 26560104)