GroupWise v7.0, Novell
Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
This table of accessibility information is intended to aid customers in their performance of market research on the availability of products that meet their accessibility needs, including compliance with legal requirements. The Accessibility Standards identified in the table are taken from Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998. This is not a comprehensive list of the standards contained in Section 508, only those that are most applicable to Novell.
Customers should refer to the "Current as of" date found at the bottom of this page and the list of earlier documents that have been archived. Once an updated document is posted, previous documents should not be considered accurate or valid.
Table entries for each category of accessibility information are as follows:
- "Yes" - this product has the functionality described
- "Yes as of (xx/xx/xxxx)" - this product does not currently contain all of the functionality, but an update, upgrade, fix or new release is planned to be made available on the date in the parenthesis that will add the functionality to the product. Dates listed in the parenthesis are estimates only and may change.
- "No" - this product does not contain all of the functionality, and there is no plan to provide the functionality at this time.
- "Not Applicable" - the functionality listed has no bearing on the product listed.
The accuracy of the information in the table is dependent on many factors including potential ambiguities of the Section 508 regulation as well as clerical or other errors. This information is only one factor that customers may take into account in their assessment of compliance with their unique accessibility needs including legal requirements such as Section 508. Novell is not in a position to make such determinations for customers. THIS INFORMATION IS BEING MADE AVAILABLE TO CUSTOMERS "AS IS," WITHOUT REPRESENTATION OR WARRANY OF ANY KIND.
| User interface elements documented herein | ||
| X | The product contains installation interfaces running at a workstation | Various Windows-based graphical interfaces |
| Installation of workstation-based components | ||
| X | The product contains installation interfaces running at a workstation | Various Windows-based graphical interfaces |
| Administration of server-based components | ||
| X | The product contains administrative interfaces running at a server console | Various character-based interfaces |
| X | The product contains administrative interfaces running at a workstation |
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| End user interfaces | ||
| X | The product contains end user interfaces running at a workstation |
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| Other user interfaces | ||
| X | The product contains additional user interfaces not documented herein. Such user interfaces may not satisfy all of the requirements specified below, but their functionality is fully duplicated by the user interfaces document herein. | |
| Accessibility Features of this product: | ||
| Requirements for software applications and operating systems | Product interfaces running on the client workstation* | Product interfaces running on the server only |
| (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. | Yes | Yes |
| (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. | Yes | Yes |
| (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. | Yes | Yes |
| (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. | Yes | Yes |
| (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. | Yes | Yes |
| (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. | Yes | Yes |
| (g) Applications shall not override user selected contrast and color selections and other individual display attributes. | Yes | Yes |
| (h) When animation is displayed, the information shall be displayable in at least one non-animated presentation mode at the option of the user. | Yes | Yes |
| (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. | Yes | Yes |
| (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. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (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. | Yes | Yes |
| (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. | Yes | Yes |
*Accessibility features documented in the table above refer to the GroupWise 7 Windows Client using ?GroupWise 6.5? appearance settings.
| Requirements for web-based intranet and Internet Information and applications | Product interfaces running on the client workstation | Product interfaces running on the server only |
| (a) A text equivalent for every non-text element shall be provided (e.g., via "alt", "longdesc", or in element content). | ** (see note below) | ** (see note below) |
| (b) Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia presentation shall be synchronized with the presentation. | ** (see note below) | ** (see note below) |
| (c) Web pages shall be designed so that all information conveyed with color is also available without color, for example from context or markup. | ** (see note below) | ** (see note below) |
| (d) Documents shall be organized so they are readable without requiring an associated style sheet. | ** (see note below) | ** (see note below) |
| (e) Redundant text links shall be provided for each active region of a server-side image map. | ** (see note below) | ** (see note below) |
| (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. | ** (see note below) | ** (see note below) |
| (g) Row and column headers shall be identified for data tables. | ** (see note below) | ** (see note below) |
| (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. | ** (see note below) | ** (see note below) |
| (i) Frames shall be titled with text that facilitates frame identification and navigation. | ** (see note below) | ** (see note below) |
| (j) Pages shall be designed to avoid causing the screen to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz. | ** (see note below) | ** (see note below) |
| (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. | ** (see note below) | ** (see note below) |
| (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. | ** (see note below) | ** (see note below) |
| (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 the requirements for Software Applications and Operating Systems, requirements (a) through (l). | ** (see note below) | ** (see note below) |
| (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. | ** (see note below) | ** (see note below) |
| (o) A method shall be provided that permits users to skip repetitive navigation links. | ** (see note below) | ** (see note below) |
| (p) When a timed response is required, the user shall be alerted and given sufficient time to indicate more time is required. | ** (see note below) | ** (see note below) |
** GroupWise v7.0 includes optional HTML-based interfaces ("WebAccess" for Client and ?GroupWise Monitor? for server) enabling users to access product functionality using a web browser. All features of the WebAccess user interface are fully duplicated by the GroupWise Windows-based graphical user interface and all features of GroupWise Monitor are fully duplicated in Novell's ConsoleOne administrative utility as documented above in the section titled "Requirements for software applications and operating systems". The WebAccess and GroupWise Monitor interfaces have not been evaluated by Novell to determine what accessibility features it may or may not contain. Interested customers must evaluate this interface on their own to determine whether it meets their specific accessibility needs.
| Requirements for telecommunications products | Product interfaces running on the client workstation | Product interfaces running on the server only |
| (a) Telecommunications products or systems which provide a function allowing voice communication and which do not themselves provide a TTY functionality shall provide a standard non-acoustic connection point for TTYs. Microphones shall be capable of being turned on and off to allow the user to intermix speech with TTY use. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (b) Telecommunications products which include voice communication functionality shall support all commonly used cross-manufacturer non-proprietary standard TTY signal protocols. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (c) Voice mail, auto-attendant, and interactive voice response telecommunications systems shall be usable by TTY users with their TTYs. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (d) Voice mail, messaging, auto-attendant, and interactive voice response telecommunications systems that require a response from a user within a time interval, shall give an alert when the time interval is about to run out, and shall provide sufficient time for the user to indicate more time is required. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (e) Where provided, caller identification and similar telecommunications functions shall also be available for users of TTYs, and for users who cannot see displays. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (f) For transmitted voice signals, telecommunications products shall provide a gain adjustable up to a minimum of 20 dB. For incremental volume control, at least one intermediate step of 12 dB of gain shall be provided. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (g) If the telecommunications product allows a user to adjust the receive volume, a function shall be provided to automatically reset the volume to the default level after every use. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (h) Where a telecommunications product delivers output by an audio transducer which is normally held up to the ear, a means for effective magnetic wireless coupling to hearing technologies shall be provided. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (i) Interference to hearing technologies (including hearing aids, cochlear implants, and assistive listening devices) shall be reduced to the lowest possible level that allows a user of hearing technologies to utilize the telecommunications product. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (j) Products that transmit or conduct information or communication, shall pass through cross-manufacturer, non-proprietary, industry-standard codes, translation protocols, formats or other information necessary to provide the information or communication in a usable format. Technologies which use encoding, signal compression, format transformation, or similar techniques shall not remove information needed for access or shall restore it upon delivery. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
(k) Products which have mechanically operated controls or keys, shall comply with the following:
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Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Requirements for video and multimedia products | Product interfaces running on the client workstation | Product interfaces running on the server only |
| (a) All analog television displays 13 inches and larger, and computer equipment that includes analog television receiver or display circuitry, shall be equipped with caption decoder circuitry which appropriately receives, decodes, and displays closed captions from broadcast, cable, videotape, and DVD signals. As soon as practicable, but not later than July 1, 2002, widescreen digital television (DTV) displays measuring at least 7.8 inches vertically, DTV sets with conventional displays measuring at least 13 inches vertically, and stand-alone DTV tuners, whether or not they are marketed with display screens, and computer equipment that includes DTV receiver or display circuitry, shall be equipped with caption decoder circuitry which appropriately receives, decodes, and displays closed captions from broadcast, cable, videotape, and DVD signals. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (b) Television tuners, including tuner cards for use in computers, shall be equipped with secondary audio program playback circuitry. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (c) All training and informational video and multimedia productions which support the agency's mission, regardless of format, that contain speech or other audio information necessary for the comprehension of the content, shall be open or closed captioned. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (d) All training and informational video and multimedia productions which support the agency's mission, regardless of format, that contain visual information necessary for the comprehension of the content, shall be audio described. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (e) Display or presentation of alternate text presentation or audio descriptions shall be user-selectable unless permanent. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Requirements for self contained, closed products | Product interfaces running on the client workstation | Product interfaces running on the server only |
| (a) Self contained products shall be usable by people with disabilities without requiring an end-user to attach assistive technology to the product. Personal headsets for private listening are not assistive technology. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (b) When a timed response is required, the user shall be alerted and given sufficient time to indicate more time is required. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (c) Where a product utilizes touchscreens or contact-sensitive controls, an input method shall be provided that complies with the requirements for Telecommunications Products, requirements (k) (1) through (4). | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (d) When biometric forms of user identification or control are used, an alternative form of identification or activation, which does not require the user to possess particular biological characteristics, shall also be provided. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (e) When products provide auditory output, the audio signal shall be provided at a standard signal level through an industry standard connector that will allow for private listening. The product must provide the ability to interrupt, pause, and restart the audio at anytime. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (f) When products deliver voice output in a public area, incremental volume control shall be provided with output amplification up to a level of at least 65 dB. Where the ambient noise level of the environment is above 45 dB, a volume gain of at least 20 dB above the ambient level shall be user selectable. A function shall be provided to automatically reset the volume to the default level after every use. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (g) Color coding shall not be used as the only means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (h) When a product permits a user to adjust color and contrast settings, a range of color selections capable of producing a variety of contrast levels shall be provided. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (i) Products shall be designed to avoid causing the screen to flicker with a frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
(j) Products which are freestanding, non-portable, and intended to be used in one location and which have operable controls shall comply with the following:
| Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Requirements for desktop and portable computers | Product interfaces running on the client workstation | Product interfaces running on the server only |
| (a) All mechanically operated controls and keys shall comply with the requirements for Telecommunications Products, requirements (k) (1) through (4). | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (b) If a product utilizes touchscreens or touch-operated controls, an input method shall be provided that complies with the requirements for Telecommunications Products, requirements (k) (1) through (4). | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (c) When biometric forms of user identification or control are used, an alternative form of identification or activation, which does not require the user to possess particular biological characteristics, shall also be provided. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (d) Where provided, at least one of each type of expansion slots, ports and connectors shall comply with publicly available industry standards. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Requirements for Functional Performance Criteria | Product interfaces running on the client workstation* | Product interfaces running on the server only |
| (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. | Yes (via compatibility with operating system accessibility features and third-party screen reader utilities) (Exception: the product includes document "viewers" for quickly viewing attachments. These viewers may be difficult to read using some third party screen readers.) The performance of a screen reader, when used in conjunction with this product, is subject to the actual functionality and limitations of the chosen screen reader as well as the actual functionality and limitations of the underlying operating environment and its user interface mechanisms. |
Yes |
| (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. | Yes (via compatibility with operating system accessibility features and third-party screen reader utilities) (Exception: the product includes document "viewers" for quickly viewing attachments. These viewers may be difficult to read using some third party screen readers.) The performance of a screen reader, when used in conjunction with this product, is subject to the actual functionality and limitations of the chosen screen reader as well as the actual functionality and limitations of the underlying operating environment and its user interface mechanisms. |
Yes |
| (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. | Yes | Yes |
| (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. | Yes | Not applicable |
| (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. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (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. | Yes (via compatibility with operating system accessibility features and third-party screen reader utilities) | Novell's server products, and products running on servers, are operable through normal keyboard usage and are compatible with operating system accessibility features and third-party accessibility utilities. |
*Accessibility features documented in the table above refer to the GroupWise 7 Windows Client using ?GroupWise 6.5? appearance settings.
| Requirements for information, documentation, and support | Product interfaces running on the client workstation | Product interfaces running on the server only |
| (a) Product support documentation provided to end-users shall be made available in alternate formats upon request, at no additional charge. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (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. | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| (c) Support services for products shall accommodate the communication needs of end-users with disabilities. | Yes | Yes |
Current as of February, 2006
Archives: None
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