Accessibility features

The following major accessibility features are available in the IBM Cloud Pak Platform UI and Automation assets:

Keyboard-only operation
Operations that use a screen reader

For information about accessibility in instances, see the following documentation:

Tip: This product documentation, and its related publications, are accessibility-enabled for the IBM Home Page Reader. You can operate all features by using the keyboard instead of the mouse.

Keyboard navigation

The Platform UI and Automation assets use standard Linux®, Microsoft Windows and MacOS navigation keys.

You can navigate through the Platform UI and Automation assets by using these generic keyboard shortcuts.

Table 1: Generic keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcut	Result
Enter	Triggers an action for in-focus interactive element
Space	Triggers an action for in-focus interactive element
Tab	Moves the focus to the next element
Shift + Tab	Moves the focus to previous element
Left arrow key	Moves the focus to the left, inside a group or menu
Right arrow key	Moves the focus to the right, inside a group or menu
Up arrow key	Moves the focus up, inside a group or menu
Down arrow key	Moves the focus down, inside a group or menu
Esc	Closes an open group or menu element

Custom keyboard shortcuts are required for some use cases in the Platform UI and Automation assets.

Table 2: Custom keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcut	Result
Ctrl + M (Windows & Linux)	Escape the focus of the YAML viewer or editor
Ctrl + Shift + M (MacOS)	Escape the focus of the YAML viewer or editor

External documentation

For more information on accessible keyboard navigation and other interactions that can be used with the Platform UI and Automation assets, see the following pages:

Monaco Editor Accessibility Guide (to use when editing YAML)
Common Canvas keyboard support (for use with an assembly canvas)

Screen readers

If you are using a screen reader for either of the following tasks, use the suggested options to get all the accessibility features:

To build or review an assembly, click the YAML tab to use the YAML editor.
If you open a Designer Event-driven flow or Designer API Implementation asset type from the Automation Assets page, click the Code tab to review the contents.

Additional information

For more information about regulatory compliance, see Regulatory compliance.

For more information about the commitments that IBM makes towards accessibility, see the IBM Accessibility Center.