Portal Express, Version 6.0
Operating systems: i5/OS, Linux, Windows
Accessibility features
This topic summarizes the accessibility features available to use the product.
Accessibility features help users who have a physical disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use software products successfully.
Accessibility features
Accessibility features in this version of IBM® WebSphere® Portal Express include:
- Supports interfaces commonly used by screen readers (Windows only)
- 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 interfaces commonly used by screen magnifiers (Windows only)
- 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 could induce epileptic seizures
- Supports the use of screen-reader software and digital speech synthesizers to hear what is displayed on the screen.
- Provides documentation in an accessible format
When appropriate, the documentation for specific product features contains additional information about accessibility.
Accessibility limitations
Accessibility limitations in this version of WebSphere Portal Express include the following:
- The versions of IBM Lotus® QuickPlace®, IBM Lotus Sametime®, and IBM Lotus Domino® that are bundled with WebSphere Portal Express are not fully accessible when used as standalone products. AT users can access these products when used as integrated with WebSphere Portal Express.
- The graphical installation program is not accessible for AT users. Instead, AT users must use the console interface when installing WebSphere Portal Express.
- When trying to preview a document, if Document Manager cannot convert to HTML for the document type (for example, PDF, PSD, or MOV) and the user has a viewer installed for that document type, certain documents may not be accessible. Instead, users can download and view the document in its native application.