Accessibility features of Websphere Portal 8.0

Accessibility features help users who have a physical disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use software products successfully.

This version of IBM® WebSphere® Portal:

• Supports installation through a command-line interface known as console mode. This is the accessible equivalent of installing by using the graphical user interface.
• Supports interfaces commonly used by screen readers and screen magnifiers (Windows only)
• Supports use of screen-reader software and digital speech synthesizers to hear what is displayed on the screen.
• Can be operated using only the keyboard
• Allows the user to request more time to complete timed responses
• Supports customization of display attributes such as color, contrast, and font size
• Communicates all information independently of color
• Supports the attachment of alternative input and output devices
• Supports alternatives to audio information
• Supports adjustable volume control
• Does not flash the screen at rates that can induce epileptic seizures
• Provides documentation in an accessible format

Recommended browser: Firefox 10.

Recommended screen reader: JAWS 12.