Accessibility in IBM MQ Explorer

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

When we use the administrative facilities that are provided by IBM MQ Explorer, we can use your operating system's accessibility features to modify the behavior of the user interface. We can change the key behavior, provide a high-contrast display, or control the pointer with keys instead of a mouse. For more information, see the documentation for the operating system.

The fully accessible way of using IBM MQ is to use the command-line interface. For more information, see Accessibility features for IBM MQ.

IBM MQ Explorer has been designed with accessibility in mind. The following features have been implemented.

• IBM MQ Explorer uses icons to indicate the status of objects, such as queue managers. Screen readers cannot interpret these icons, so there is an option to show a textual description of the icon. To select this option, from within the IBM MQ Explorer click Window > Preferences > MQ Explorer and select Show status of objects after object name.
• In IBM MQ Explorer, there are several places where color is used to highlight parts of the interface. If we have difficulty interpreting the default colors, we can change them. For more information, see Change the colors.
• In the Manage Authority Records dialogs, and in other dialogs that display object authorities, the tables use icons to show whether an authority is granted. Screen readers cannot interpret these icons. If you prefer, we can set the tables to use text instead of icons. For more information, see Display object authority settings as text.

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