Digital Experience offerings

• IBM Portal Server v8.5
• IBM Portal Enable V8.5
• IBM Portal Express V8.5
• IBM Web Content Manager V8.5
• IBM Web Content Manager Rich Media Edition V8.5
• IBM Web Content Manager Standard Edition V8.5
• IBM Content Accelerator V8.5
• IBM Content Accelerator and WebSphere Portal V8.5
• IBM Customer Experience Suite V8.5
• IBM Customer Experience Suite Rich Media Edition V8.5
• IBM Employee Experience Suite V8.5

Accessibility features

Portal v8.5 accessibility features...

• Supports installation through a command-line interface known as console mode. It is the accessible equivalent of installing using the GUI.
• 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 with only the keyboard
• Allow 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
• Provide documentation in an accessible format

Supported browser: Firefox 25.

Recommended screen reader: JAWS 15.

A US Section 508 Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) can be requested with the IBM accessibility website. IBM Digital Experience offerings use the newest W3C Standard, WAI-ARIA 1.0 to ensure compliance to US Section 508 and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0. The best accessibility experience is provided using the newest release of the browser and the newest release of the screen reader. See the following URLs:

• Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.0
• Section 508 Standards for Electronic and Information Technology
• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0

The documentation includes the following features to aid accessibility:

• All documentation is available in HTML formats to give the maximum opportunity for users to apply screen-reader software technology.

• All images in the documentation are provided with alternative text so that users with vision impairments can understand the contents of the images.

When appropriate, the documentation for specific product features contains more information about accessibility.

See the related links for information about IBM's commitment to accessibility.

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Related information

IBM Human Ability and Accessibility Center