Accessibility

Accessibility features help a user who has a physical disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use information technology products successfully. With Tivoli® Directory Integrator 7.1.1, you can use assistive technologies to hear and navigate the interface. After installation you also can use the keyboard instead of the mouse to operate all features of the graphical user interface.

Accessibility features

The following list includes the major accessibility features in Tivoli Directory Integrator 7.1.1:

• Supports keyboard-only operation.
• Supports interfaces commonly used by screen readers.
• Discerns keys as tactually separate, and does not activate keys just by touching them.
• Avoids the use of color as the only way to communicate status and information.
• Provides accessible documentation.

Keyboard navigation

This product uses standard Microsoft Windows navigation keys for common Windows actions such as access to the File menu, copy, paste, and delete. Actions that are unique to Tivoli Directory Integrator use Tivoli Directory Integrator keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard shortcuts have been provided wherever needed for all actions.

Interface information

The accessibility features of the user interface and documentation include:

• Steps for changing fonts, colors, and contrast settings in the Configuration Editor:
  1. Type Alt-W to access the Configuration Editor Window menu. Using the downward arrow, select Preferences... and press Enter.
  2. Under the Appearance tab, select Colors and Fonts settings to change the fonts for any of the functional areas in the Configuration Editor.
  3. Under View and Editor Folders, select the colors for the Configuration Editor, and by selecting colors, you can also change the contrast.
• Steps for customizing keyboard shortcuts, specific to IBM® Tivoli Directory Integrator:
  1. Type Alt-W to access the Configuration Editor Window menu. Using the downward arrow, select Preferences... .

  2. Using the downward arrow, select the General category; right arrow to open this, and type downward arrow until you reach the entry Keys.

     Underneath the Scheme selector, there is a field, the contents of which say "type filter text."

     Type tivoli directory integrator in the filter text field. All specific Tivoli Directory Integrator shortcuts are now shown.
  3. Assign a keybinding to any Tivoli Directory Integrator command of your choosing.
  4. Click Apply to make the change permanent.

The Configuration Editor is a specialized instance of an Eclipse workbench. More detailed information about accessibility features of applications built using Eclipse can be found at http://help.eclipse.org/help33/topic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user/concepts/accessibility/accessmain.htm

• The information center and its related publications are accessibility-enabled for the JAWS screen reader and the IBM Home Page Reader. You can operate all documentation features using the keyboard instead of the mouse.

Vendor software

The IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator installer uses the IA 2010 SP1 installer technology.

The IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator 7.1.1 installer has accessibility features that are independent from the product. The installer supports 3 UI modes:

GUI

Keyboard-only operation is supported in GUI mode, and the use of a screen reader is possible. In order to get the most from a screen reader, you should use the Java Access Bridge and launch the installer with a Java access Bridge enabled JVM, for example:

install_tdiv711_win_x86.exe LAX_VM "Java_DIR/jre/bin/java.exe"

The JVM used should be a Java 6 JRE.

Console

In console mode, keyboard-only operation is supported and all displays and user options are displayed as text that can be easily read by screen readers. Console mode is the suggested install method for accessibility.

Silent

In silent mode, user responses are given through a response file, and no user interaction is required.

Related accessibility information

Visit the IBM Accessibility Center at http://www.ibm.com/able for more information about IBM's commitment to accessibility.