accessibility@sas.com.
java.sun.com). All known exceptions are
documented in the following table. SAS is committed to improving the
accessibility and usability of our products. Many of the issues will
be addressed within future releases of the application.
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Accessibility Issue
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Support Status
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Explanation
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Keyboard equivalents for user actions.
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Supported with exceptions
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The software supports keyboard
equivalents for all user actions. Tree controls in the user interface
can be individually managed and navigated through using the keyboard.
However, some exceptions exist. Some ALT key shortcuts are not functional.
Also, some more advanced manipulations require a mouse. Still, the
basic functionality for displaying trees in the product is accessible
from the keyboard.
Based on guidance from the Access
Board, keyboard access to drawing tasks does not appear to be required
for compliance with Section 508 standards. Accordingly, keyboard
access does not appear to be required for the Diagram tab in the Job Editor window, or the Designer tab in the SQL Join properties window.
Specifically, use of
the Diagram tab in the Job Editor and the Designer tab in the SQL Join Properties window are functions that cannot be discerned textually. Both involve choosing a
drawing piece, dragging it into the workspace, and designing a flow. These tasks require
a level of control that is provided by a pointing device. Moreover, the same result
can be achieved by editing the source code for flows.
Example: Use of the Diagram tab in the Job Editor is designed for visual rather than textual manipulation. Therefore,
it cannot be operated via keyboard. If you have difficulty using a mouse, then you
can create process flows with user-written source code.
The
software supports keyboard equivalents to navigating between different
prompts in a window. If the TAB key does not move focus to the next
prompt, press CTRL+TAB to access the next prompt.
When you are defining
or editing a static list in a prompt, if pressing SPACEBAR once does
not select or clear the check box or radio button, then press SPACEBAR
twice to select or clear a default value selection.
If focus is transferred
to another prompt after you finish editing a row, use the TAB key
or SHIFT+TAB until focus is back on the prompt you want, and then
you can use the TAB key or the arrow keys to navigate through the
rows of values.
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Keyboard
equivalents for user actions.
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Supported
with exceptions
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In
a window with multiple tabs, sometimes pressing CTRL+TAB can switch
to another tab instead of moving to the next prompt in the current
tab. If the current prompt exhibits this behavior, press TAB instead
of CTRL+TAB to move focus to the next prompt in the current tab. In
general, press TAB to move to the next prompt in the current tab,
and press only CTRL+TAB if TAB by itself adds space to the current
prompt.
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Identity, operation, and state
of interface elements.
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Supported with exceptions
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In some wizards, identity, operation,
and state of some interface elements is ambiguous. SAS plans to address
these issues in a future release.
Example: When you select a library in the Register Tables wizard, you must
use the SAS Library combo box. If you are using the JAWS screen reader,
the reader immediately reads not only the library name but also all
of its details. If you want to know the libref, you must know that
the label exists and that its shortcut is ALT+F. Then, you must press
ALT+F so that the JAWS screen reader reads the label and its read-only
text. You can move among the items in Library Details only after you
use a shortcut to get to one of them.
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Application override of user-selected
contrast and color selections and other individual display attributes.
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Supported with exceptions
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SAS Data Integration Studio inherits
the color and contrast settings of the operating system with the following
exception:
As with most other Java applications, system font settings are not
inherited in the main application window. If you need larger fonts,
then consider using a screen magnifier.
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Color alone as
the only significant difference in controls or displays.
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Supported with
exceptions
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In the Authorization
dialog box. and on the Authorization tab
in the properties windows for some objects, the background colors
of the check boxes in the permissions table indicate how a permission
is assigned. For information about the meaning of each color, see
the Help for the Authorization tab or dialog
box.
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Electronic forms and displays.
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Supported with exceptions
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When navigating with a keyboard
to choose a path in the Browse dialog box, the focus disappears. To
work around the problem, either (1) count the number of times that
you press the TAB key and listen closely to the items, or (2) type
the path explicitly.
When the user sets the operating
system settings to high contrast, some attributes of that setting
are not inherited. Example: In some wizards
such as the Register Tables wizard, the visual focus can disappear
sometimes when you operate the software with only a keyboard. If so,
continue to press the TAB key until an interface element regains focus.
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F1 key
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SAS plans to
address this issue in a future release.
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The F1 key does
not open the Help for the New Prompt and Edit Prompt dialog boxes.
The workaround is to click the Help button
at the bottom of dialog boxes.
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JAWS reader
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SAS plans to
address this issue in a future release.
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For any window
or dialog box that contains a table, JAWS cannot read the column and
row headings. JAWS can read the contents of the table cells, but not
the headings, so the context might be confusing.
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JAWS focus on
a list box
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SAS plans to
address this issue in a future release.
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For any Open,
Save, or Select dialog box that does not display items in a tree,
when the focus is on the list box, JAWS can read the name of the selected
item only. If you use the arrow keys to navigate through the list
of items, JAWS does not read the names of any of the items that are
not selected.
To enable JAWS to read the name
of an item, select the item in the list box, and then use the TAB
key to move back into the list box. After you move back into the list
box, JAWS can read the name of the selected item.
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