Accessibility Mode

Accessibility is a core consideration for AgileApps. Accessibility Mode allows users of assistive technology, such as speech recognition software and screen readers, to use AgileApps more effectively. By default, Accessibility Mode is disabled.

Accessibility mode works only on AgileApps new user interface. In legacy user interface, select Switch to new UI to use accessibility mode.

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To enable accessibility mode in AgileApps, do the following:

• Select {Login Name}
• Select Edit profile

• On Personal profile Tab, select Accessibility Mode checkbox and click Save
  

The following capabilities are available when you enable accessibility mode.

Keyboard Accessibility

The AgileApps Platform is designed to be as accessible as possible through a keyboard. You can easily tab through the platform UI.

• Use the Tab and Shift+Tab keys to move forward and back through the links and other selectable fields.
• Use Arrow keys to work within menus or radio button groups to navigate between entries.
• Use the Spacebar or Enter keys to select or de-select the current checkbox or radio button, to open a file, or to select the link in focus.
• Use the Esc key to close a popup window.

Tab-through provides the following options:

• Use Skip to main content to shift focus to the main part of the page without tabbing through every element.
• When focused on tabs, use right/left arrow keys to switch tabs.
• On edit pages such as forms, the keyboard focus starts at the first editable field on the page.
• In the application navigator when accessibility is enabled, tabbing moves you through each element for every module. Use the arrow keys to move through the application navigator without focusing on these additional elements.

Color and highlight accessibility

• Fields on a form include a tooltip icon. Icon name is highlighted when the icon is in focus.
• The GUI component that has current focus is shown with stronger highlighting.

Screen reader accessibility

• Fields on a form include a tooltip icon. Screen readers read the tooltip when the icon is in focus.
• Elements such as links or button are listed as such for screen reader awareness.
• The preferred browser for screen reader accessibility is the most recent version of Google Chrome.
• The preferred screen reader for AgileApps is Freedom Scientific JAWS screen reader.

Note: Detailed information on all the accessibility features achieved using keyboard shortcuts is available here: Keyboard Interaction for AgileApps new UI Accessibility.

Note: Accessibility support is subject to browser and screen reader limitations.