Accessibility features for SDI

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

Accessibility features

The following list includes the major accessibility features in Security Directory Integrator:

• Keyboard-only operation
• Interfaces that are commonly used by screen readers
• Keys that are discernible by touch but do not activate just by touching them
• Industry-standard devices for ports and connectors
• The attachment of alternative input and output devices

The SDI product documentation, and its related publications, are accessibility-enabled. The accessibility features of the product documentation are described at http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/tivihelp/v2r1/topic/com.ibm.iehsc.doc/iehs34_accessibility.html.

Keyboard navigation

This product uses standard Microsoft Windows navigation keys for common Windows actions such as access to the File menu, and to the copy, paste, and delete actions. Actions that are unique use keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard shortcuts have been provided wherever required for all actions.

Interface information

The accessibility features of the user interface and documentation include:

• Steps for changing fonts, colors, and contrast settings in the Configuration Editor:
  1. Type Alt-W to access the Configuration Editor Window menu. Using the downward arrow, select Preferences... and press Enter.
  2. Under the Appearance tab, select Colors and Fonts settings to change the fonts for any of the functional areas in the Configuration Editor.
  3. Under View and Editor Folders, select the colors for the Configuration Editor, and by selecting colors, you can also change the contrast.

• Steps for customizing keyboard shortcuts, specific to SDI:
  1. Type Alt-W to access the Configuration Editor Window menu. Using the downward arrow, select Preferences... .

  2. Using the downward arrow, select the General category; right arrow to open this, and type downward arrow until you reach the entry Keys.

     Underneath the Scheme selector, there is a field, the contents of which say "type filter text." Type security directory integrator in the filter text field. All specific SDI shortcuts are now shown.

  3. Assign a keybinding to any SDI command of your choosing.
  4. Click Apply to make the change permanent.

The Configuration Editor is a specialized instance of an Eclipse workbench. More detailed information about accessibility features of applications built using Eclipse can be found at http://help.eclipse.org/help33/topic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user/concepts/accessibility/accessmain.htm

• The product documentation and its related publications are accessibility-enabled for the JAWS screen reader and the IBM Home Page Reader. We can operate all documentation features using the keyboard instead of the mouse.

Vendor software

SDI includes certain vendor software that is not covered under the IBM license agreement. IBM makes no representation about the accessibility features of these products. Contact the vendor for the accessibility information about its products.

The installer uses the InstallAnywhere 2012 SP1 installer technology.

Related accessibility information

Softcopy Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) documentation is also available, as an alternative to the online product documentation. We can view the PDF publications by using Adobe Acrobat Reader. With PDF documentation, we can use optional font enlargement, high-contrast display settings, and can navigate by keyboard alone; however, in this case, alternative text is not provided for screen-reader users.

You can access or download the PDF publications for SDI from the SDI documentation ."

IBM and accessibility

See the IBM Human Ability and Accessibility Center for more information about the commitment that IBM has to accessibility.