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Date: May 27, 2009 Name
of Product: Compliance Management Platform Extension for
SAP Environments Version: 1.0 Product
Web Site:
Those with questions concerning the accessibility of Novell
Compliance Management Platform Extension for SAP Environments
should contact the Novell office in their region. For a list of
worldwide offices, please
visit http://www.novell.com/company/contact.html
About this Document: The statements in this
Voluntary Accessibility Statement apply to core functionality of
Novell Compliance Management Platform Extension for SAP
Environments only. Support for accessibility functionality is
enhanced by using screen readers such as JAWS for Windows or
screen magnifiers such as MAGic, which are third party products
available directly from their manufacturers.**
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Section 1194.21
Software Applications and Operating Systems - Detail
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Criteria
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Supporting Features
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Remarks and explanations
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(a) When software is designed to run on a
system that has a keyboard, product functions shall be
executable from a keyboard where the function itself or the
result of performing a function can be discerned textually.
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Supported
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(b) Applications shall
not disrupt or disable activated features of other products
that are identified as accessibility features, where those
features are developed and documented according to industry
standards. Applications also shall not disrupt or disable
activated features of any operating system that are identified
as accessibility features where the application programming
interface for those accessibility features has been documented
by the manufacturer of the operating system and is available to
the product developer.
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Supported
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(c) A well-defined
on-screen indication of the current focus shall be provided
that moves among interactive interface elements as the input
focus changes. The focus shall be programmatically exposed so
that Assistive Technology can track focus and focus changes.
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Supported
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(d) Sufficient
information about a user interface element including the
identity, operation and state of the element shall be available
to Assistive Technology. When an image represents a program
element, the information conveyed by the image must also be
available in text.
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Supported
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(e) When bitmap images
are used to identify controls, status indicators, or other
programmatic elements, the meaning assigned to those images
shall be consistent throughout an application's performance.
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Supported
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(f) Textual
information shall be provided through operating system
functions for displaying text. The minimum information that
shall be made available is text content, text input caret
location, and text attributes.
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Supported
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(g) Applications shall
not override user selected contrast and color selections and
other individual display attributes.
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Supported
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(h) When animation is displayed, the
information shall be displayable in at least one non-animated
presentation mode at the option of the user.
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Not Applicable
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(i) Color coding shall
not be used as the only means of conveying information,
indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a
visual element.
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Supported
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(j) When a product
permits a user to adjust color and contrast settings, a variety
of color selections capable of producing a range of contrast
levels shall be provided.
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Not Applicable
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(k) Software shall not
use flashing or blinking text, objects, or other elements
having a flash or blink frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower
than 55 Hz.
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Supported
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(l) When electronic
forms are used, the form shall allow people using Assistive
Technology to access the information, field elements, and
functionality required for completion and submission of the
form, including all directions and cues.
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Supported with minor exceptions*
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Some form controls may require the use of a mouse.
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Section 1194.22
Web-based Internet information and applications - Detail
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Criteria
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Supporting Features
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Remarks and explanations
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(a) A text equivalent
for every non-text element shall be provided (e.g., via "alt",
"longdesc", or in element content).
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Supported
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(b) Equivalent
alternatives for any multimedia presentation shall be
synchronized with the presentation.
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Not applicable
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(c) Web pages shall be
designed so that all information conveyed with color is also
available without color, for example from context or markup.
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Supported
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(d) Documents shall be
organized so they are readable without requiring an associated
style sheet.
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Supported
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(e) Redundant text
links shall be provided for each active region of a server-side
image map.
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Not applicable
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(f) Client-side image
maps shall be provided instead of server-side image maps except
where the regions cannot be defined with an available geometric
shape.
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Not applicable
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(g) Row and column
headers shall be identified for data tables.
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Supported
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(h) Markup shall be
used to associate data cells and header cells for data tables
that have two or more logical levels of row or column headers.
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Not applicable
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(i) Frames shall be
titled with text that facilitates frame identification and
navigation
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Supported
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(j) Pages shall be
designed to avoid causing the screen to flicker with a
frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz.
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Supported
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(k) A text-only
page, with equivalent information or functionality, shall be
provided to make a web site comply with the provisions of this
part, when compliance cannot be accomplished in any other way.
The content of the text-only page shall be updated whenever the
primary page changes.
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Not Applicable
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(l) When pages utilize scripting languages to display content,
or to create interface elements, the information provided by
the script shall be identified with functional text that can be
read by Assistive Technology.
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Not Supported
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Compliance management Platform
Extension for SAP Environments requires scripting support.
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(m) When a web page
requires that an applet, plug-in or other application be
present on the client system to interpret page content, the
page must provide a link to a plug-in or applet that complies
with 1194.21(a) through (l).
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Not Applicable
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(n) When electronic
forms are designed to be completed on-line, the form shall
allow people using Assistive Technology to access the
information, field elements, and functionality required for
completion and submission of the form, including all directions
and cues.
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Supported
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(o) A method shall
be provided that permits users to skip repetitive navigation
links.
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Not applicable
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(p) When a timed
response is required, the user shall be alerted and given
sufficient time to indicate more time is required.
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Supported
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Note to
1194.22: The U.S Access Board interprets paragraphs (a) through
(k) of this section as consistent with the following priority 1
Checkpoints of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (WCAG
1.0) (May 5 1999) published by the Web Accessibility Initiative of
the World Wide Web Consortium: Paragraph (a) - 1.1, (b) - 1.4, (c)
- 2.1, (d) - 6.1, (e) - 1.2, (f) - 9.1, (g) - 5.1, (h) - 5.2, (i)
- 12.1, (j) - 7.1, (k) - 11.4. Return
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Section 1194.23 Telecommunications Products Compliance
Management Platform Extension for SAP Environments is not
considered a telecommunication product.
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Section 1194.24 Video and Multi-media Products Compliance
Management Platform Extension for SAP Environments does not use
multimedia except as covered in section 1194.21.
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Section 1194.25 Self-Contained, Closed Products Compliance
Management Platform Extension for SAP Environments is not
considered a self-contained product.
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Section 1194.26 Desktop and Portable Computers Compliance
Management Platform Extension for SAP Environments is software
as defined under section 1194.21.
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Section 1194.31
Functional Performance Criteria - Detail
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Criteria
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Supporting Features
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Remarks and explanations
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(a) At least one mode
of operation and information retrieval that does not require
user vision shall be provided, or support for Assistive
Technology used by people who are blind or visually impaired
shall be provided.
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Supported with minor exceptions (via compatibility with
operating system accessibility features and third-party screen
reader utilities)*
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Compliance Management Platform Extension for SAP
Environments is compatible with commonly used assistive
technologies. Users of assistive technology should contact
their assistive technology vendor to assess the compatibility
of specific assistive technology with Novell products and to
learn how to adjust their settings to optimize
interoperability.**
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(b) At least one mode
of operation and information retrieval that does not require
visual acuity greater than 20/70 shall be provided in audio and
enlarged print output working together or independently, or
support for Assistive Technology used by people who are
visually impaired shall be provided.
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Supported with minor exceptions (via compatibility with
operating system accessibility features and third-party screen
reader utilities)*
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(c) At least one mode
of operation and information retrieval that does not require
user hearing shall be provided, or support for Assistive
Technology used by people who are deaf or hard of hearing shall
be provided
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Supported Compliance Management Platform Extension for
SAP Environments does not require user hearing for access to
any application functionality.
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(d) Where audio
information is important for the use of a product, at least one
mode of operation and information retrieval shall be provided
in an enhanced auditory fashion, or support for assistive
hearing devices shall be provided.
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Supported Compliance Management Platform Extension for
SAP Environments does not require user hearing for access to
any application functionality.
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(e) At least one mode
of operation and information retrieval that does not require
user speech shall be provided, or support for Assistive
Technology used by people with disabilities shall be provided.
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Supported Compliance Management Platform Extension for
SAP Environments does not require speech recognition.
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(f) At least one mode
of operation and information retrieval that does not require
fine motor control or simultaneous actions and that is operable
with limited reach and strength shall be provided.
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Supported with minor exceptions (via compatibility with
operating system accessibility features and third-party screen
reader utilities)*
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Section 1194.41
Information, Documentation and Support - Detail
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Criteria
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Supporting Features
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Remarks and explanations
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(a) Product support documentation provided to end-users
shall be made available in alternate formats upon request, at
no additional charge.
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Novell makes its documentation available in variety of
formats at http://www.novell.com/documentation
Documentation
is provided in HTML, and can be converted to other formats as
needed.
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(b) End-users shall
have access to a description of the accessibility and
compatibility features of products in alternate formats or
alternate methods upon request, at no additional charge.
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(c) Support services
for products shall accommodate the communication needs of
end-users with disabilities.
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Novell's support services accommodates voice
communications and email communications, both of which are
operable by persons with disabilities. Support personnel are
familiar with such features as keyboard access and other
options important to people with disabilities.
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*Novell testing indicates
that the exceptions are not significantly disruptive to product
functionality. In some cases, functionality described is
accessible through alternative or equivalent means, via the
keyboard utilizing standard menu options.
**There is a lag between
Novell's software release date and the time it takes for some
Assistive Technology manufacturers to upgrade their software and
device drivers to support these new releases. The manufacturers
porting timeframe may be a factor in determining when you decide
to upgrade.
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