Accessibility for the Visually Impaired

There are a number of properties you can specify in IBM® SPSS® Modeler that will enhance your ability to use the software.

Display Options

You can select colors for the display of graphs. You can also choose to use your specific Windows settings for the software itself. This may help to increase visual contrast.

  1. To set display options, on the Tools menu, click User Options.
  2. Click the Display tab. The options on this tab include the software color scheme, chart colors, and font sizes for nodes.
Note: The screen reader is not able to read graphs, so these are not accessible to visually-impaired users.

Use of Sounds for Notification

By turning sounds on or off, you can control the way you are alerted to particular operations in the software. For example, you can activate sounds for events such as node creation and deletion or the generation of new output or models.

  1. To set notification options, on the Tools menu, click User Options.
  2. Click the Notifications tab.

Controlling the Automatic Launching of New Windows

The Notifications tab on the User Options dialog box is also used to control whether newly generated output, such as tables and charts, are launched in a separate window. It may be easier for you to disable this option and open an output window only when required.

  1. To set these options, on the Tools menu, click User Options.
  2. Click the Notifications tab.
  3. In the dialog box, select New Output from the list in the Visual Notifications group.
  4. Under Open Window, select Never.

Node Size

Nodes can be displayed using either a standard or small size. You may want to adjust these sizes to fit your needs.

  1. To set node size options, on the File menu, click Stream Properties.
  2. Click the Layout tab.
  3. From the Icon Size list, select Standard.