Accessibility

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Accessibility features help users with physical disabilities, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use software products successfully. The products in the IBM Z® Service Management Suite support several user interfaces. Product functionality and accessibility features vary according to the interface.

The major accessibility features in this product enable users in the following ways:
  • Use assistive technologies, such as screen-reader software and digital speech synthesizer, to hear content that is displayed on the screen. Consult the product documentation for the assistive technology for details on using those technologies with this product.
  • Operate specific or equivalent features using only the keyboard.
  • Magnify content that is displayed on the screen.
In addition, the product documentation includes the following features to aid accessibility:
  • All documentation is available in HTML format to give the maximum opportunity for users to apply screen-reader software.
  • All images in the documentation are provided with alternative text so that users with vision impairments can understand the contents of the images.

Interface information

The IBM® Service Management Unite dashboard interface exploits JazzSM technology, which is an accessible interface technology.

The Tivoli® Enterprise Portal interface is not entirely accessible. The OMEGAMON® enhanced 3270 user interface supports all accessibility features that are supported by your emulator. If you are using IBM Personal Communications, you can find information on its accessibility features at Using Emulator Sessions. If you are using a third-party emulator, see the documentation for that product for accessibility information.

The OMEGAMON ("classic") and OMEGAMON II (CUA) 3270 interfaces use an ISPF style interface. Standard and custom PF Key settings, menu options, and command-line interface options allow for short cuts to commonly viewed screens. While basic customization options allow for highlights and other eye-catcher techniques to be added to the interface, the customization options are limited.

IBM and Accessibility

See IBM Accessibility for more information about the commitment that IBM has to Accessibility.