Accessibility Features of SAS Enterprise Miner 14.1 :: Getting Started with SAS(R) Enterprise Miner(TM) 14.1

Overview of Accessibility Features

SAS Enterprise Miner 14.1 includes accessibility and compatibility features that improve the usability of the product for users with disabilities, with the exceptions noted below. These features are related to accessibility standards for electronic information technology that were adopted by the U.S. Government under Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

SAS Enterprise Miner 14.1 conforms to accessibility standards for the Windows platform. For specific information about Windows accessibility features, refer to your operating system's help.

If you have questions or concerns about the accessibility of SAS products, send e-mail to accessibility@sas.com.

Exceptions to Standard Keyboard Controls

SAS Enterprise Miner 14.1 uses the same keyboard shortcuts as other Windows applications, with these exceptions:

Instead of using the Windows standard, Alt+Spacebar, the system menu can be accessed by using these shortcuts:
- primary window: Shift+F10+Spacebar
- secondary window: Shift+F10+Down
There is no keyboard equivalent for accessing the Explore window for a data source via the right-click pop-up menu. However, an alternate control is accessible from the View menu.
There are no keyboard equivalents for these actions:
- selecting a SAS Server Directory that is a subdirectory lower in the tree than the default folders in the Create New Project Wizard
- selecting and editing the value of column attributes in the Data Source Wizard
- maximizing or minimizing the Results window
- accessing the Expression Builder in the Transform Variable node

Other Exceptions to Accessibility Standards

Other exceptions to the accessibility standards described in Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act of 1973 include the following:

On-screen indication of the current focus is not well-defined in some dialog boxes, in some menus, and in tables.
High contrast color schemes are not universally inherited.
SAS Enterprise Miner 14.1 is not fully accessible to assistive technologies:
- Many controls are not read by JAWS, and the accessible properties of many controls are not surfaced to the Java Accessibility API.
- Some content in the Data Source Wizard and Library Wizard is not accessible.