The following accessibility features are supported in CGI Advantage. Please refer
to the "Access Keys" topic for
a listing of shortcut keys for commonly used actions.
All column headers are identified as such
within data tables.This
allows Screen readers to effectively identify the column heading to
which the data belongs.
The pages within the system are organized
in a hierarchical fashion allowing easier navigation within the page.They are designed so
that the most important information is presented first at the top
of the page.
Within each page, the error messages are
always show first.Thus,
Screen readers will read the error messages before moving onto the
rest of the page, immediately indicating to the user that messages
are present.
A consistent navigation mechanism within
the system is provided by the primary and secondary navigators.Using these navigators,
you can easily and quickly access the pages that you desire.
Required fields are indicated not only
through an * before the caption, they are also indicated through the
field’s title.When
the Screen reader reads a required field title, it will read the column
caption followed by “(Required)”.
Before your session is automatically timed-out,
the system will prompt you to confirm that you wish to continue working
and will indicate the number of minutes before your session will expire.If you confirm that
you wish to continue working within the given time, then your session
will remain active.Otherwise,
it will automatically expire.This
enables users using Screen readers to completely read and complete
the forms within the application without encountering an automatic
timeout.
CGI Advantage
uses frames within the system browser window, and each frame is given
a meaningful name that allows for quick and unique identification
of each frame.Additionally,
the system provides full descriptions for many frames.These
names and descriptions can be accessed through Screen readers.