Using a Screen Reader

A number of screen readers are available on the market. IBM® SPSS® Modeler is configured to support JAWS for Windows using the Java Access Bridge, which is installed along with IBM SPSS Modeler. If you have JAWS installed, simply launch JAWS before launching IBM SPSS Modeler to use this product.

Note: We recommend that you have at least 6GB space to run JAWS with SPSS Modeler.

Due to the nature of IBM SPSS Modeler's unique graphical representation of the data mining process, charts and graphs are optimally used visually. It is possible, however, for you to understand and make decisions based on output and models viewed textually using a screen reader.

Note: With 64-bit client machines, some assistive technology features do not work. This is because the Java Access Bridge is not designed for 64-bit operation.

Using the IBM SPSS Modeler Dictionary File

An IBM SPSS Modeler dictionary file (Awt.JDF) is available for inclusion with JAWS. To use this file:

  1. Navigate to the /accessibility subdirectory of your IBM SPSS Modeler installation and copy the dictionary file (Awt.JDF).
  2. Copy it to the directory with your JAWS scripts.

You may already have a file named Awt.JDF on your machine if you have other JAVA applications running. In this case, you may not be able to use this dictionary file without manually editing the dictionary file.