This page is provided for persons using assistive technology.
On this page:
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 contains a number of accessibility issues yet to be resolved:
Alt
-up arrow or
Alt
-down arrow to scroll through a menu instead.
Notify the Sakai Accessibility
Team Lead at elledge@msu.edu
if you
find other problems. Use the subject line "Sakai Accessibility
Issues".
Also, note that it is highly recommended to use JAWS version 8.0 and Window-Eyes version 5.5 or later, as performance will be significantly better.
http://www.freedomscientific.com/downloads/jaws/jaws-downloads.aspCheck for Window-Eyes upgrades at:
http://www.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes/Upgrades/Here are some tips for navigating:
Alt
-down arrow
to open the combo box. Then, press the up or down arrow to view the choices.
Alt-c
.
Alt-c
to return the focus
to the top of the tool.
Cancel
) on a
page by pressing Insert-F5
to open the forms list
dialog. Then, press Ctrl-End
.
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):
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:
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.
JAWS and Window-Eyes enable headings announced with level 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:
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:
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 aid in comprehension of action buttons and links by providing additional information. To set JAWS to use them:
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.
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:
Sakai has been tested with JAWS version 8.0 and Window-Eyes version 5.5. Compliance has been evaluated using A-Prompt, WebXACT, and W3C Validator, but is not guaranteed.