Accessibility features

Accessibility features help people with a physical disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, or with other special needs, to use software products successfully. This product is developed to comply with the accessibility requirements of software products according to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of the United States.

Note: The accessibility features mentioned here apply to the Windows operating system. Some of these features also work on Linux, but they are not officially supported at this time.

These are the major accessibility features in the workbench:

• The workbench uses Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) APIs to render user interface elements accessible to assistive technology.

• You can operate all features using the keyboard instead of the mouse. See the related task.

• You can use screen-reader software such as JAWS (from Freedom Scientific) and a digital speech synthesizer, such as IBM ViaVoice to enter data and to navigate the user interface.

• You can magnify information presented in the graphical views for more detail.

• Some tools in this product offer additional accessibility features. Search for “keyboard shortcuts” using the Search field in the online help. (Enclose phrase searches in double quotation marks.)

• In addition, some tools offer accessibility features that you can configure in the Preferences window (Window > Preferences). See the related reference: Accessibility preferences .

 

Related concepts

Keyboard navigation
Fonts and color settings
Key bindings

 

Related tasks

Setting help fonts and colors for accessibility

Related reference
Keyboard shortcuts
Accessibility preferences