1 Accessibility
is available in two formats:
- , a desktop application installed on your computer.
- , a web application deployed to an Administration Server and accessed through a browser.
Generally, the two formats have similar functionality, though the desktop application offers certain conveniences that are not possible when using a browser.
Unless noted, the accessibility features or issues described within this document apply to both formats.
Overview
Currently, a variety of accessibility features are available in and its associated online help. The application itself provides the appropriate information to ensure pages can be rendered in assistive technology. Accessibility features provided by the desktop application and the browser application let you control the application with the keyboard.
Oracle is dedicated to providing high quality information technology that is accessible to people with disabilities. In particular, Oracle is committed to ensuring full compliance with the Section 508 accessibility standards. To this end, Oracle has undertaken a substantial project to test and ensure the accessibility of . Oracle is implementing these enhancements and will continue to address all accessibility issues that come to its attention. See Oracle's Accessibility Program at http://www.oracle.com/accessibility/index.html.
Keyboard Access
supports keyboard navigation. The application supports the standard keyboard controls found in Web browsers and does not interfere with the operating system standard keyboard controls. For known accessibility limitations and workarounds, see Known Issues.
Note:
On macOS, you may need to enable keyboard navigation in your device settings. See Enable Keyboard Navigation on macOS in .Using Assistive Technology
Oracle provides certain recommended configuration options for industry leading assistive technologies. These configuration options ensure that the accessibility enhancements present in the application are available to the assistive technology user. See Oracle's Accessibility Program at http://www.oracle.com/accessibility/index.html.
Make sure your screen reader is configured to read the title attribute of links.
Known Issues
currently exhibits several known accessibility issues. The following issues apply to both and .
Keyboard Accessibility
Keyboard accessibility is limited in the following ways:
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The Field settings dialog, opened using the target icon, does not display the available candidate machines. Keyboard users cannot select candidate machines in this dialog.
Workaround: Select candidate machines using the keyboard on the main page.
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Expanding Edit Tree then Environment in the left navigation unexpectedly moves keyboard focus to the Configuration View Tree. Although Environment remains expanded and selected, this interrupts keyboard navigation into its submenu.
Workaround: Continue pressing Tab or press Shift+Tab to return focus to Environment.
Screen Reader
The screen reader's effectiveness is limited in the following ways.
- Text fields and interactive controls on multiple Monitoring, Dashboard, Deployment, and Realm pages lack meaningful programmatic labels. Affected controls include icon-only Delete controls. Screen readers and other assistive technologies cannot reliably identify the purpose of these controls.