This page is provided for persons using assistive technology and includes the following topics:
Note: Suggested screen reader settings for JAWS and Window-Eyes follow each description.
Note: The -
(hyphen)
used in the instructions below signifies to press the keys
simultaneously.
Sakai 2.2 contains a number of accessibility issues yet to be resolved:
Alt
-up arrow or
Alt
-down arrow to scroll through a menu instead.
Please notify the Sakai Accessibility Team Lead at elledge@msu.edu if you find other problems. Use the subject line, "Sakai 2.2 Accessibility Issues".
Also, please note that it is highly recommended that JAWS version 6.1 and Window-Eyes version 5.5 or later be used, as performance will be significantly better.
http://www.freedomscientific.com/fs_downloads/jaws.aspCheck for Window-Eyes upgrades at:
http://www.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes/Upgrades/Here are some tips for navigating:
Alt
-up arrow
or Alt
-down arrow.Alt-c
. Alt-c
to return the focus to the
top of the tool.Cancel
) on a
page, with Page Down
. h
) to
navigate. The worksite and tool sections, as well as page
content, are marked with headings.Insert-F6
for a list, and then scroll using the up
and down arrows.Insert
-down arrow to repeat
the text.Insert-F6
to pull up the headings list, and
navigate using headings.
You can execute most of the recommended settings in Internet
Explorer through the Insert-v
command, followed by
the relevant letter for MSAA commands (such as
h
for headings), and then using the up
arrow or down arrow.
To access HTML settings within JAWS itself (for example, to change default settings for JAWS), follow the steps below:
Utilities
by pressing
Alt-u
. JAWS Configuration Manager
by pressing
c
. Set
Options
by
pressing s
. HTML
Options
by pressing h
. Ctrl-Tab
to
move between pages.
To access HTML settings within Window-Eyes, follow the steps below:
Control
panel
by
pressing Ctrl-\
. Global
Menu
by
pressing Alt-l
. Verbosity
Menu
by pressing v
. MSAA
by pressing m
.
Use headings to navigate. Links to worksites, tools, and content appear as headings to facilitate navigation. Content within tools is also structured hierarchically using <h1>, <h2>, and <h3> tags.
To set JAWS to read "Headings with Level", follow the steps below:
Insert-v
to
go to the MSAA
menu. h
for Headings
, and
then e
to execute.
Window-Eyes enables headings by default.
Because frame titles are frequently repeated, it is recommended that you do not have them announced by screen readers unnecessarily. The default setting for JAWS is not to say frame names.
If you wish to set JAWS to "Say Frame Name at Beginning and End" anyway, follow the steps below:
Insert-v
to go
to the MSAA
menu. f f
, and then
e
to execute.
Window-Eyes enables frame names by default.
Accesskeys follow the UK e-commerce standards wherever possible,
and are mnemonic otherwise. On a PC, use Alt
to invoke
accesskeys; on a Macintosh, use Ctrl
. Accesskeys are
announced in the title tag for each link.
Alt-0
. (This
must be set in Permissions by your institution. It is also available
in the Help tool under Accessibility
).
Alt-6
Alt-c
Alt-l
Alt-w
Accesskeys are available for most form-based tools.
Alt-x
Alt-e
Alt-h
Alt-u
Alt-s
Alt-v
Users control page refreshes. To refresh page content, press
F5
.
To set JAWS to turn off page refresh, follow the steps below:
Insert-v
to go
to the MSAA
menu. r r
, and then
e
to execute.
To set Window-Eyes, press Alt-Shift-m
until you hear
"suspend all".
Title tags help comprehension of action buttons and links by providing additional information.
To set JAWS to "Use Title", follow the steps below:
Utilities
by
pressing Alt-u .
Configuration Manager
by pressing
c
. Set Options
by pressing
Alt-s .
HTML Settings
by pressing
h
. Graphics Verbosity
by pressing
Ctrl-Tab Ctrl-Tab
. Tab
once, and then press the up arrow until
you hear "Use title". Enter
.
Window-Eyes enables title tags by default.
Forms contain common accessibility elements, including fieldset, legend, label for, and id tags.
To set JAWS to ignore layout tables, follow the instructions below:
Utilities
by pressing
Alt-u .
Configuration Manager
by pressing
c
. Set
Options
by
pressing Alt-s .
HTML Settings
by pressing
h
. Lists and tables
by pressing
Ctrl-Tab Ctrl-Tab Ctrl-Tab
. Data tables
by pressing
Alt-y .
Window-Eyes ignores layout tables by default.
The first column of the table below contains page elements, the second column provides suggested screen reader settings, and the third column contains shortcut keys in Internet Explorer to create settings.
Element | Suggested screen reader setting | Shortcut keys in Internet Explorer |
Headings | Headings with level | Press Insert-v . Press
h and then e to
execute.
|
Titles | Read title tag | Press Insert-v . Press
l l l and
then e to execute.
|
Frames | Announcement off | Default. Press
Insert-v . Press f
and then e to execute.
|
Tables (JAWS) | Recognize data tables only | Press Alt-u for Utilities , and then press
c for Configuration
Manager . Select Alt-s for Set
Options , and then press h for
HTML Options . Press Ctrl-Tab to go to
Lists and Tables , and then press Alt-y
for Detect Table Type .
|
Tables (Window-Eyes) | Recognize data tables only | Press Insert-v to to go to Verbosity
Settings . Press t . Press
Tab to go to the radio button. Use the up arrow
or down arrow until "insert beginning/end message" is
selected. Note that this is enabled by default.
|
Refresh | Suppress refreshes | Press Insert-v . Press
r r , and then
e to execute.
|
The continuing objective of developers is to make the application compliant with Section 508 and WCAG 1.0 Priorities One and Two, and as usable as possible for persons using adaptive technology. Most tools follow W3C accessibility guidelines for headings, forms, tables, links, and images, but do not include non-script alternatives to JavaScript, or user messages for pop-ups or completed actions. Tools following most guidelines include:
JSF (Java Server Faces) tools have not been revised to include all accessibility elements. These include the following:
Compatible adaptive technology
Sakai 2.2 has been tested with JAWS version 6.1 and Window-Eyes version 5.5. Compliance has been evaluated using A-Prompt, WebXACT, and W3C Validator, but is not guaranteed.