1.2 Accessibility

This topic provides information about accessibility features that ensure the system can be used effectively by individuals with diverse abilities.

This section consists of the following:

• Understanding Accessibility
  This topic provides information about understanding accessibility features and ensuring inclusive application usage.
• Application Accessibility Preferences
  This topic provides information about configuring application accessibility preferences to enhance usability for all users.
• Documentation Accessibility Preferences
  This topic provides information about configuring Documentation Accessibility Preferences to improve readability and ease of use.

1.2.1 Understanding Accessibility

This topic provides information about understanding accessibility features and ensuring inclusive application usage.

Accessibility is making the application usable for multiple user groups, which includes users with physical challenges. One of the most important reasons to make the application accessible is to provide them the opportunity to work. The four main categories of disabilities are visual, hearing, mobility and cognitive.

A person with disability might encounter one or more barriers that can be eliminated or minimized by making the electronic information user-friendly and approachable.

1.2.2 Application Accessibility Preferences

This topic provides information about configuring application accessibility preferences to enhance usability for all users.

Oracle Financial Services Lending and Leasing is facilitated with the feature of Accessibility to make the application more usable for the people who are differently abled.

By default, the following accessibility options are provided and there is no need to define special accessibility preference in the application:

• The application user interface contents are readily accessible for all types of users without the need to select special accessibility modes.
• The components within the user interface are optimized for use with a screen reader by default.
• The contents are zoom-able by default, eliminating the need for an application large fonts mode.
• The user interface components auto-detect, if operating system (OS) is set to high contrast mode and automatically render content that is compatible with OS high contrast, eliminating the need for an application high contrast mode.

Note that, Oracle Financial Services Lending and Leasing application user interface is built on Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) and the default accessibility feature supported by ADF are made available. For additional information, refer to ADF documentation on accessibility preferences.

1.2.3 Documentation Accessibility Preferences

This topic provides information about configuring Documentation Accessibility Preferences to improve readability and ease of use.

Apart from assigning the logical sequence and organizing topics, the following techniques are used to enhance the accessibility of documentation.

• Addition of text equivalent to all graphics
• Usage of standard fonts and avoiding shadow or reversed text
• Usage of strong foreground and background color contrast
• Color usages as per Oracle Accessibility guidelines have been ensured
• Usage of styles and formatting elements
• Documentation in simple language to ensure easy understanding
• Including accurate and effective navigational features, such as cross-reference, tables of content and bookmarks as appropriate.