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Accessibility Features of SAS Visual Analytics 7.4

• Overview
• Documentation Format
• Landmarks
• User Interface Layout
• Themes
• Keyboard Shortcuts
• Exceptions to Accessibility Standards
• Accessibility Workarounds for SAS Visual Analytics Home Page
• Accessibility Workarounds for SAS Visual Data Builder
• Accessibility Workarounds for SAS Visual Analytics Explorer
• Accessibility Workarounds for SAS Visual Analytics Designer
• Accessibility Workarounds for SAS Visual Analytics Graph Builder
• Accessibility Workarounds for SAS Visual Analytics Viewer
• Accessibility Workarounds for SAS Visual Analytics Administrator

Overview

SAS Visual Analytics 7.4 has been tested against the 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 (2008 draft proposal initiative update). It was also tested against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 levels A and AA, part of the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) of the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C). For detailed information about the accessibility of this product, send email to accessibility@sas.com or call SAS Technical Support.

SAS Visual Statistics 7.4 has not been tested against U.S. Section 508 standards and W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). If you have questions about its accessibility, send email to accessibility@sas.com or call SAS Technical Support.

We recommend the following software for a better experience using our products with assistive technologies:

• On mobile devices, use VoiceOver with Safari on iOS 8 or later.
• On Mac, use VoiceOver on OS X or later.
• On Microsoft Windows, use the latest available version of JAWS.

The following accessibility settings are available for the modern home page and the modern viewer:

• Select Enable sounds to hear an audio indicator when the user interface is busy.
• Prevent data from flowing into adjacent columns by clearing the Rearrange column content when space is limited selection. This enables screen readers to navigate tables more consistently.
• Select Invert application colors to make the user interface easier to see.
• Make the focus indicator easier to see by selecting Customize the focus indicator settings and adjusting the color, thickness, and opacity.
• For the modern viewer, select Override the report theme and use the SAS High Contrast theme to ensure that reports are displayed in high contrast.

The following accessibility user preferences are available for the classic home page, the classic viewer, and the rest of SAS Visual Analytics:

• Select Invert application colors to make the user interface easier to see.
• Make the focus indicator easier to see by selecting Override settings for focus indicator and adjusting the color, thickness, and opacity.
• For the classic viewer, if the SAS High Contrast theme is selected as a global preference, then you can select the Override report theme when High Contrast Theme is selected check box to ensure that reports are displayed using the SAS High Contrast theme. This overrides any theme settings that are made in the designer.

For guidelines about creating accessible reports, see Creating Accessible Reports Using SAS® Visual Analytics 7.4.

Documentation Format

Please contact accessibility@sas.com if you need this document in an alternative digital format.

Landmarks

Landmarks are references to the primary areas of an application’s user interface. They provide a quick and easy way for keyboard users to navigate to these areas of the application.

To access the list of landmarks that are available for a specific context, press Ctrl+F6 to open the Landmarks window. Use the arrow keys to select a landmark, and then press Enter to navigate to that area of the application.

User Interface Layout

SAS Visual Analytics contains the following interfaces:

• The modern home page and the modern viewer contain a banner with a side menu, which you can use to navigate around the product. Open the side menu, and click the links within it to access different parts of the user interface. Use the first link in the side menu, Home, to access the home page. The remaining links are preceded by descriptive text. If you cannot navigate the links using the arrow keys, use the Tab key.
• The SAS Visual Analytics classic home page contains three main sections:
  • The top of the home page contains the application bar, which enables you to return to the home page and to access other parts of SAS Visual Analytics and other SAS applications that integrate with the home page. It also contains the menu bar, which contains menus, a Search field, and a Sign Off button.
  • The center of the home page contains the workspace. In the workspace, you can create content, view your content, or view content created by other users.
  • The right side of the home page contains a Common Actions pane, which provides an alternate way to create reports, explore data, and manage your environment or favorites. The Links pane links you to other pages that you have bookmarked. The SAS Resources pane links you to the introductory video for SAS Visual Analytics, to resources on the SAS website, and to social media.
• SAS Visual Data Builder (the data builder) enables you to perform basic data preparation operations. The application window contains four main sections:
  • The top of the window contains the application bar, which enables you to return to the home page and to access other parts of SAS Visual Analytics and other SAS applications that integrate with the home page. It also contains the menu bar, which contains menus and a Sign Off button.
  • The left side of the window contains a collapsible navigation pane. This pane contains a view of the SAS Folders tree. You can navigate the tree to select a table (one table at a time) for use in preparing data for analysis.
  • The center of the window (the workspace) contains tabs that you use for creating data queries and LASR star schemas.
  • The bottom of the window contains a series of tabs that you use for creating calculated columns and for filtering data.
  • The right side of the window contains a Properties tab that you use for managing the properties of data queries and tables. The information is dynamic and shows the properties of the item that is selected in the workspace.
• SAS Visual Analytics Explorer (the explorer) enables you to explore data. The application window contains four main sections:
  • The top of the window contains the application bar, which enables you to return to the home page and to access other parts of SAS Visual Analytics and other SAS applications that integrate with the home page. It also contains the menu bar, which contains menus and a Sign Off button.
  • The left side of the window contains the data pane. The data pane contains all of the data items in your visual exploration. A table at the bottom of the data pane enables you to modify the properties of the data item that is currently selected.
  • The center of the window (the workspace) contains the visualizations (charts, tables, histograms, and maps) for your visual exploration. A dock bar at the bottom of the workspace enables you to manage your visualizations.
  • The right side of the window contains the Roles, Filters, Ranks, Properties, Comments, and Parameters tabs. The Roles tab enables you to manage data roles for the current visualization. The Filters tab enables you to create filters to subset your data. The Ranks tab enables you to create ranks to select data based on the greatest or least aggregated values for a category. The Properties tab enables you to manage properties for the current visualization. The Comments tab enables you to view and create comments for the current visualization. The Parameters tab enables you to set the values for any global parameters that affect the current visualization.
• SAS Visual Analytics Designer (the designer) provides a framework for working with data and reports. The application window contains four main sections:
  • The top of the window contains the application bar, which enables you to return to the home page and to access other parts of SAS Visual Analytics and other SAS applications that integrate with the home page. It also contains the menu bar, which contains menus and a Sign Off button.
  • The left side of the window contains the Objects, Data, Imports, and Shared Rules tabs. These tabs enable you to select report objects, to select data sources, or to import other reports or report objects. A table at the bottom of the Data tab enables you to modify the properties of the data item that is currently selected. The Shared Rules tab enables you to create a new display rule for a gauge, which is used by other gauges to designate intervals and colors for ranges.
  • The center of the window is the canvas on which you design reports. Above the canvas, there is an area where you can drop a filter control and a category data item to create section prompts. You can change the report view by clicking the icon above the canvas. An Auto-update check box is also above the canvas. You can clear this check box so that you can design your report without waiting for a query to finish.
  • The right side of the window contains a pane with multiple tabs. The Properties tab enables you to manage the properties for the currently selected report object. The Styles tab enables you to specify styles for the data, frame, and text, and to specify colors for the data. Display Rules tab enables you to populate or add intervals for the report object that is currently selected in the canvas. The Roles tab enables you to manage data role assignments for the selected report object that has a data source. The Alerts tab enables you to add, update, or delete alerts for report objects. The Comments tab enables you to view and create comments for the report after you save it. The Filters tab enables you to create filters for the selected report object. The Interactions tab enables you to create or update filter or brush interactions for the report objects in a section. The Ranks tab enables you to add rankings to report objects.
• SAS Visual Analytics Graph Builder (the graph builder) enables you to create graph objects, which then become available in the designer for use in reports. The application window contains four main sections:
  • The top of the window contains the application bar, which enables you to return to the home page and to access other parts of SAS Visual Analytics and other SAS applications that integrate with the home page. It also contains the menu bar, which contains menus and a Sign Off button.
  • The left side of the window contains the graph elements that you can drag and drop onto the canvas to create graph objects.
  • The center of the window is the canvas on which you create graph objects.
  • The right side of the window contains a Role Definitions tab that enables you to specify and rename the roles for a graph element. The Properties tab enables you to manage the properties of the graph elements.
• SAS Visual Analytics Administrator supports administrative tasks. The main areas of the user interface are as follows:
  • The top of the window contains the application bar, which enables you to return to the home page and to access other parts of SAS Visual Analytics and other SAS applications that integrate with the home page.
  • Immediately below the application bar, the main menu provides access to application features.
    • The LASR menu provides access to LASR-related features, including server operation, table loading, and server monitoring.
    • The Tools menu provides access to specialized tools, including mobile device management, alerts management, and HDFS browsing (if applicable).
  • On the left, a collapsible navigation pane contains a folder tree. The tree is a filtered view of your site’s metadata. Only certain object types are visible.
  • In the center, the workspace can display multiple tabs. Each tab represents either an object that you opened (for example, a table) or a specialized function that you launched (for example, Mobile Devices).

To customize the application window and its features, open the Preferences window. On the SAS Visual Analytics home page, click the Edit Preferences button to open the Preferences window. For more information about the layout and features of SAS Visual Analytics, see SAS Visual Analytics: User’s Guide.

Themes

An application’s theme is the collection of colors, graphics, and fonts that appear in the application. The following themes are provided with this application: SAS Corporate (default theme), SAS Blue Steel, SAS Dark, SAS High Contrast, and SAS Light. To change the theme for the application, open the Preferences window, and go to the Global Preferences page. From this page, you can also invert the application colors or configure the indicator that shows where the focus is located in your user interface. On the SAS Visual Analytics home page, click the Edit Preferences button to open the Preferences window. For more information about the layout and features of SAS Visual Analytics, see SAS Visual Analytics: User’s Guide.

To change your preference for a report theme in the designer, open the Preferences window, and go to the General Preferences page. Select your default report theme. For more information about report themes, see SAS Visual Analytics: User’s Guide.

You can use the Styles tab in the designer to override the default background color, the default font, and the default font color for the report theme. You can use the Reset Theme button on the Styles tab to reset the default report style when you have overridden the background color, font, or font color.

Custom report themes are now automatically created when a coordinating custom application theme is created in SAS Theme Designer for Flex. These custom report themes can then be used in SAS Visual Analytics reports.

Keyboard Shortcuts

The following table contains many of the keyboard shortcuts for the application. In the user interface, some shortcuts are displayed within parentheses in tooltips and menu item labels. Some are also displayed in the Keyboard Shortcuts window (press F9 to open that window).

Keyboard Shortcuts

Action	Keyboard Shortcut
Open the Keyboard Shortcuts window.	F9 Note: The Keyboard Shortcuts window might not contain all of the shortcuts for your application.
Open a Help pop-up window from the Help button.	Ctrl+? Note: This shortcut does not work on some keyboards (for example, the Italian keyboard).
Zoom in.	Ctrl+plus sign
Zoom out.	Ctrl+minus sign
Reset the zoom state.	Ctrl+0
Maximize view (collapses the category pane and the tile pane, and hides the status bar and the application bar, which includes the menu bar). or Exit maximized view (expands the category pane and the tile pane, and shows the status bar and the application bar).	Ctrl+Alt+Shift+M
Open a pop-up menu.	Shift+F9 (if a menu is available in that context) Note: If you use Shift+F9 to display the pop-up menu, then it is always displayed in the top left corner of the user interface control that you are using.
Open the Landmarks window.	Ctrl+F6
Temporarily invert or revert application colors (for the current session only). Note: You can set the Invert application colors preference in the Preferences window if you want the color change to persist across sessions.	Ctrl+~ Note: This keyboard shortcut is not available for the modern home page in SAS Visual Analytics 7.4.
Rename the selected tab.	Make sure that the focus is on the tab. Press F2, and specify the new name. To commit your changes, press Enter. To cancel your changes, press Esc.
Close the selected tab.	Make sure that the focus is on the tab, and then press Delete. Note: Some tabs cannot be closed.
Switch in and out of Edit mode for a table cell.	To enter Edit mode, select a cell, and press F2. To exit Edit mode, press Esc.
Navigate between table headings and table content.	For a two-dimensional table, make sure that the focus is on the table and that you are not in Edit mode. Press Ctrl+F8 to switch the focus between column headings and table cells. Use the arrow keys to navigate from heading to heading. For a multidimensional table, make sure that the focus is on a table cell and that you are not in Edit mode. Press Ctrl+F8 to switch the focus between column headings, row headings, and table cells. Use the arrow keys to navigate from heading to heading.
Navigate the content rows of a table.	When table cells are in Edit mode: Press Tab and Shift+Tab to move from cell to cell horizontally across columns. Press Enter and Shift+Enter to move from cell to cell vertically across rows. When table cells are not in Edit mode, use the arrow keys to move from cell to cell.
Sort columns in a table.	To sort a single column, navigate to its column heading (press Ctrl+F8). Press the spacebar to sort the column. To sort additional columns, navigate to the column heading of each additional column that you want to sort. Press Ctrl+spacebar.
Change the width of the current column.	Navigate to the column heading (press Ctrl+F8). Then press Ctrl+left arrow or Ctrl+right arrow to change the width of the column.
Move the current column.	Navigate to the column heading (press Ctrl+F8). Then press Shift+left arrow to move one column to the left, and press Shift+right arrow to move one column to the right.
Automatically re-size the current column to fit its contents.	Navigate to the column heading (press Ctrl+F8). Then press Enter.
Open a drop-down list or drop-down menu.	Make sure that the focus is on the control, and press Ctrl+down arrow.
Change the month or year in a calendar control.	Move the focus to the calendar control. To change the month, press Page Up to go to the previous month, and press Page Down to go to the next month. To change the year, press the minus sign key to go to the previous year, and press the plus sign key to go to the next year.
Exit a single application in the SAS Visual Analytics home page.	Tab to the application’s button at the top of the browser window, and press Delete.

Exceptions to Accessibility Standards

Some exceptions to accessibility standards are documented in the following table, along with their workarounds. Following the table is a list of exceptions that have no workarounds.

Exceptions to Accessibility Standards with Workarounds

Accessibility Issue	Workaround
The SAS High Contrast theme has a few unresolved focus and contrast issues.	For contrast issues, select a different theme, and then press Ctrl+~ to invert the colors.
The SAS Light theme and SAS Dark theme might not provide sufficient color contrast for some users.	Use the SAS Corporate theme or the SAS High Contrast theme.
JAWS refers to table controls as list boxes.	When JAWS reports that a control is a list box, keep in mind that it might actually be a table.
JAWS does not correctly read the states in a tri-state check box tree if JAWS is not in Forms mode.	Disable the JAWS Virtual PC cursor when you work with the check box tree. Tab to the tree, and press Insert+Z to disable the Virtual PC cursor. When you finish interacting with the tree, press Insert+Z to re-enable the Virtual PC cursor.
The keyboard shortcuts that are used to interact with editable tables can conflict with keyboard shortcuts for the Forms mode in JAWS.	As a best practice, disable the JAWS Virtual PC cursor when you work with tables. Tab to the table, and press Insert+Z to disable the Virtual PC cursor. When you finish interacting with the table, press Insert+Z to re-enable the Virtual PC cursor.
When a table cell is selected and you press Home, End, Page Up, or Page Down, the focus moves to the first displayed column, regardless of which column you were in.	Use the arrow keys to navigate through the cells of the table.
You cannot use the keyboard to activate the links within how-to topics and Help pop-up windows.	Use the Help menu to access the linked documents.
You cannot use Shift+F10 to open a pop-up menu.	Use Shift+F9 to open pop-up menus that are created for the SAS application. The generic menu that is provided by the Flash player cannot be opened by Shift+F9. Note: If you press Shift+F10 in Internet Explorer and no pop-up menu is available, the browser moves the focus to the File menu for the browser tab. To return focus to the application area of the browser window, press Esc.
You cannot use the keyboard to access the close (x) button that is in the top right corner of a tab.	Make sure that the focus is on the tab, and then press Delete to close the tab.
Visual focus for the menu bar is indicated with an outline around the entire menu bar instead of around individual menus.	To select individual menus, use the left or right arrow key.
Sometimes, you cannot use the Tab key to move the focus to the application area of a web browser (that is, the part of the browser window that is controlled by the Flash player).	The following workaround is applicable to Internet Explorer only. Press Ctrl+number, where number is the ordinal position of the application’s tab in the set of tabs that are open in your browser window. Then press Tab to move the focus to the application area.
You cannot use the Tab key to move the focus outside of a code or expression editor. Pressing Tab within the editor only inserts tabs.	For Internet Explorer, press Shift+F10, and then press Esc to move the focus outside of the editor. For Firefox, press Alt+Tab to switch to another application. When you switch back, the focus will be outside of the editor.
If you tab to an item that is partially or entirely off-screen, the item is not automatically scrolled back into view.	Sometimes, you can use the arrow keys or the Tab key to scroll the item back into view.
When you use the Ctrl+plus sign keyboard shortcut to zoom in, some portions of the interface can become hidden from view.	Use the keyboard to access the hidden parts of the interface.
The Ctrl+plus sign and Ctrl+minus sign keyboard shortcuts for zooming in and out do not work on some menus unless the menus are first opened.	Open the menu before you use the keyboard shortcut.
You cannot use the keyboard to navigate in the Layout section because it is a Read-Only interface that is used for the visual verification of the elements that have been created.	Use the test button that is in the Layout section to preview your elements in a secondary window. The items that are displayed in the secondary window are identical to the items that are displayed in the Layout section, but unlike the items in the Read-Only Layout section, you can interact with the items in the secondary window. Note: After the application opens the secondary window, press Tab to move the focus to the window.
JAWS does not explain how to operate a drop-down list and drop-down menu.	JAWS refers to these controls as either "button", "button menu", or "combo box". In addition to using Ctrl+down arrow to open these drop-down lists and menus, you can also activate buttons and some button menus by pressing spacebar. Pressing spacebar either opens the control or selects the default item.
When JAWS reads the control names in a breadcrumb, it does not distinguish between the breadcrumb buttons that contain drop-down menus and those that do not.	Check for a drop-down menu by pressing Ctrl+down arrow on a breadcrumb button. A drop-down menu opens if one exists for that button.
When you use the down arrow to scroll through the items in a "combo box," any item that opens a secondary window will do so when you scroll down to it. This prevents you from navigating to items that are farther down in the drop-down list.	Press Ctrl+down arrow to scroll through the items in the drop-down list, and then press Enter or Tab to make a selection.
JAWS cannot read the contents of a tree table (that is, a table that contains a tree) unless the table is in Edit mode.	Make sure that the focus is in the tree table, and press F2 to enter Edit mode.
After you edit or delete a comment, the focus does not return to the comment.	Use the Tab key to return the focus to the comment.
JAWS incorrectly states that you should use Ctrl+Tab to switch tabs.	To switch from one tab to the next, press the left or right arrow key and then press Enter or spacebar.
When JAWS is running, pressing the up and down arrow in a number selector causes your browser to crash.	Enter the number instead of using the arrow keys to select it.
When you open a new application from the Home button in the application bar, the focus is lost. This might also happen when you press the spacebar while any button in the application bar is in focus.	Press Tab and the focus should return to either the Home button or another button in the application bar.
When JAWS is running, some drop-down menus do not work correctly with the keyboard.	Changing the JAWS cursor mode (press Insert+Z) can sometimes help.
In some charts, graphs, and diagrams, color is the only means for conveying certain types of information.	You can use SAS Theme Designer for Flex to create custom colors that are easier for low-vision and color-blind users to discern.
You cannot use the keyboard to move the focus to the buttons that are used for changing the month and year in the calendar control.	Move the focus to the calendar control. To change the month, press Page Up to go to the previous month, and press Page Down to go to the next month. To change the year, press the minus sign key to go to the previous year, and press the plus sign key to go to the next year.
Using the Alt Gr key in certain key combinations sometimes causes an action instead of displaying a character. For example, if you use the Alt Gr key with the plus sign (+) key, the grave (`) key, or the question mark (?) key on some keyboards, you zoom in, invert colors, and open Help (respectively) instead of displaying the expected character.	Use the Character Map feature in Microsoft Windows to copy the character that you need.
When VoiceOver is on, it reads an extra (unseen) button after each real button.	Continue navigating to reach the next real UI control.
With VoiceOver on, when you are selecting content in a pop-up window and you click a button like Cancel or Save, the pop-up window is dismissed. However, focus is not returned to the application.	Refresh the page.
Sometimes, in Safari (especially on an iPad Mini in landscape mode), when VoiceOver is on, an extra text field is added to the left edge of the Safari window. When this field has the focus, VoiceOver reads it as an address text field.	Continue navigating to reach the next real UI control.

The following exceptions to accessibility standards have no workarounds:

• Sometimes, you cannot use the keyboard to sequentially navigate through the interface and move the focus in a meaningful order.
• JAWS cannot read some of the controls in the application, such as images, icons, and buttons.
• JAWS cannot read the tooltips of items in trees, lists, and menus.
• JAWS can sometimes read controls that are not available to users.
• JAWS cannot read two-column property tables.
• JAWS does not correctly read the information in a table:
  • JAWS cannot read the column headings of a table.
  • When table cells are not editable and the focus is on the body of the table, JAWS reads an entire row at a time instead of cell by cell.
  • When table cells are editable and the focus is on the body of the table, JAWS reads only the first row of the table. If you use the arrow keys to select a cell or row, then JAWS does not read anything. If you press Enter to edit a cell, then JAWS reads the row that contains the edited cell.
• You cannot use the keyboard to scroll to the left and the right in some tables.
• The Ctrl+plus sign and Ctrl+minus sign keyboard shortcuts for zooming in and out do not work on all elements in the application window (for example, tooltips and button labels).
• You cannot use the keyboard to access the color blocks in the Recently used section of the color selection control.
• JAWS cannot read the content selection tree.
• JAWS does not read the applications that are listed in the drop-down list of the home button.
• You cannot determine which cell in a table row has the focus unless the cell is in Edit mode.
• JAWS announces the currently displayed application as a level two heading. For example, “Home, heading level 2.” The content that is announced as a level 2 heading is actually the name of the application that is currently displayed in the window and not a sub-section in the current window.
• When VoiceOver is on and a pop-up window is open, you can move focus outside of it onto other elements on the page.
• Focus indicators might not be available on check boxes.
• Comments are not optimized for screen readers. Limitations include the following:
  • It is not clear which Edit and Delete buttons apply to attachments.
  • JAWS does not announce when attachments open in a new tab or window.
  • When navigating a comment, the focus is unpredictable.
• There is limited screen reader support for dual selectors. Dual selectors enable you to move items from one list to another.
• There is limited screen reader support for the Settings menu.
• In a mobile browser, you cannot use zoom to change the size of what is displayed on the screen.
• When using screen readers, check boxes embedded in lists or tables might be inaccessible.
• Search available from within the banner is not optimized for use with screen readers. Limitations include the following:
  • Screen readers might not announce when a search is running or when it has completed.
  • Search filters are announced as tabs. If you remove the tab, then you are removing the filter.
  • The Relevance button is sometimes announced as “sort by” and opens a pop-up menu that lists the different ways that you can sort the results. The currently selected sort method is not announced.
• Most drop-down menus are not supported with screen readers.
• Sliders are not supported with screen readers.
• Tables are not fully supported with screen readers. Limitations include the following:
  • Columns cannot be resized.
  • Navigation order within a table might be incorrect.
  • Check boxes are not associated with the appropriate row.

Accessibility Workarounds for SAS Visual Analytics Home Page

Some exceptions to accessibility standards for the home page are documented in the following table, along with their workarounds. Following the table is a list of exceptions that have no workarounds.

Exceptions to Accessibility Standards for the Home Page, with Workarounds

Accessibility Issue	Workaround
Screen reader users will notice inconsistent behavior when pressing the spacebar while in the Views menu.	Press Enter to run an item or to close the menu.
JAWS does not explain which keys to use for performing actions on the objects in the My Content section of the home page. Note: When JAWS reads each object, it first announces “list box”. It then announces the object type, a colon, and the object name.	Press the spacebar to display the object in the object inspector. Press Enter to open the selected object.

The following exceptions to accessibility standards for the home page have no workarounds:

• JAWS users will experience problems when trying to access items in drop-down menus.
• Screen reader users might have difficulty determining the function of drop-down menus because they are identified as buttons by screen reader.
• Screen reader users cannot use Mozilla Firefox when accessing the home page.
• JAWS does not announce the object inspector when it is opened.

Accessibility Workarounds for SAS Visual Data Builder

The following exceptions to accessibility standards for the data builder have no workarounds:

• When you use the keyboard to view the table properties from the Properties tab, the application loses focus and you can no longer navigate using the keyboard only.
• When you use the keyboard to select a check box on the Properties tab, the application loses focus and you can no longer navigate using the keyboard only.
• JAWS cannot read the diagram for creating data queries or LASR star schemas on the Design tab.
• When you navigate to a table on the Design tab, pressing Ctrl+F9 does not open the pop-up menu for the table.
• When you write code in the Preprocess or Postprocess sections of the Code tab, pressing the Tab key does not move focus out of the section.
• When you use scheduling, you cannot choose to run One time only and then press Tab to access the OK or Cancel buttons.
• When you use the pivot by function for a column on the Column Editor tab, you cannot navigate on the Pivot Values window using the keyboard only.
• When you use the filter function on the Results tab, pressing the Space or Enter keys does not select or clear check boxes.

Accessibility Workarounds for SAS Visual Analytics Explorer

The following exceptions to accessibility standards for the explorer have no workarounds:

• JAWS cannot read the diagram in the decision tree visualization.
• JAWS cannot read values for a visual filter in the Filters tab.

Accessibility Workarounds for SAS Visual Analytics Designer

Some exceptions to accessibility standards for the designer are documented in the following table, along with their workarounds. Following the table is a list of exceptions that have no workarounds.

Exceptions to Accessibility Standards for the Designer, with Workarounds

Accessibility Issue	Workaround
You cannot access the list of tabs in the right panel of the designer using only the keyboard.	Use the View menu to give focus to the tabs in the right panel. You can select the Comments, Display Rules, Filters, Interactions, Properties, Ranks, Rules, or Styles tab.
JAWS does not read the labels for collapse and expand panes correctly. They are read by the screen reader as “splitter button zero.”	Use the View menu to select either Maximize View or Exit Maximized View.
You cannot re-position a report object on the canvas in the tiled report layout.	Use the precision report layout and then use the Properties tab to adjust the size and position of the report objects. Under the Size and Position heading, you can adjust the Left, Top, Depth, Width, and Height properties.
Multiple report objects are nearly invisible with the combination of the SAS High Contrast application theme and the SAS Light report theme.	Do not use the SAS High Contrast application theme with the SAS Light report theme.

The following exceptions to accessibility standards for the designer have no workarounds:

• When JAWS is running, the Page Up and Page Down keys do not switch tabs properly.
• The drop-down lists in the designer do not have labels. They are read by the screen reader as “combo box.”
• JAWS cannot read the diagram for creating filter and brush interactions in the interactions view.

Accessibility Workarounds for SAS Visual Analytics Graph Builder

Exceptions to accessibility standards for the graph builder are documented in the following table:

Exceptions to Accessibility Standards for the Graph Builder

Accessibility Issue	Workaround
Some buttons and drop-down lists are not labeled. As a result, the screen reader cannot determine the purpose of these unlabeled items.	No workaround is available.
Focus is sometimes lost when roles are added, edited, or deleted on the Role Definitions tab.	Press Tab to move the focus to the Home button. You can then use the Landmarks window to return to the Role Definitions tab.

Accessibility Workarounds for SAS Visual Analytics Viewer

There is one exception to accessibility standards for the viewer, which has no workaround. You cannot access links in reports using only the keyboard.

Accessibility Workarounds for SAS Visual Analytics Administrator

The following exceptions to accessibility standards for the administrator have no workarounds:

• When viewing the charts in the process monitor, if a screen reader user brings focus to the scroll bar or to one of the sliders for adjusting the scale of the axes, JAWS does not announce the proper information. JAWS reads "Process Monitor" for all of these items.
• In Internet Explorer 9, if you tab to the Search button, and use the keyboard to press that button, focus is stuck at the top of the browser window.