Virtual508.com Accessible Web Publishing Wizard
for Microsoft® Office
Microsoft® Word to HTML
Microsoft® Powerpoint to HTML
Microsoft® Powerpoint to HTML
| Criteria | Supporting Features | Remarks and explanations |
|---|---|---|
| (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. | Wizard is fully operable through the keyboard | |
| (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. | Wizard does not interfere with assistive technologies and supports Microsoft Active Accessibility properties have been defined and tested with screen reader users for providing supplementary information to assistive technologies. | |
| (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. | Wizard uses Microsoft standard controls which provide well defined focus information | |
| (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. | Not applicable | Images are not used for controls |
| (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. | Wizard does not use bitmaps as controls | |
| (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. | Fully supported | |
| (g) Applications shall not override user selected contrast and color selections and other individual display attributes. | Does not override system color settings | |
| (h) When animation is displayed, the information shall be displayable in at least one non-animated presentation mode at the option of the user. | Wizard does not use animations | |
| (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. | We do use colors for encoding information. All colors are inherited from operating system settings. | |
| (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. | Do not provide the user with custom UI color options. There a number of output options for styling the results. | |
| (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. | Wizard does not generate flashing or blinking text | |
| (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. | Microsoft Active Accessibility properties are used to provide supplementary control information to assistive technologies. |