Oracle Accessibility Conformance Report

VPATĀ® Version 2.3 - April 2019

Name of Product:

Oracle x86 Product Documentation 1.0 (Updated)

Product Description:

Hardware and software documentation for Oracle x86 products. Document types are  Hardware Installation Guides, Operating Systems Installation Guides, Service Manuals, Product Notes, Administration Guides, Security Guides, License Information Users Guides, Safety and Compliance Guides, Configuration and Administration Guides, User Manuals, Reference Guides, and Getting Started Guides.

Date:

25-Jul-2017

Archive Note:

This VPAT applies to only version 1.0. It does not apply to any versions of Oracle x86 Product Documentation. This VPAT has been superseded by Oracle x86 Product Documentation September, 2021.

Contact Information:

accessible_ww@oracle.com

Notes:

Print and PDF versions of the documentation are excluded from the VPAT

Evaluation Methods Used:

Oracle's policy is to design, develop and test both products and documentation to be accessible. The recommended styles of testing for accessibility include: (i) algorithmic automated tests, (ii) human judgement tests such as tool-assisted tests, visual inspection and manual operation, and (iii) testing with assistive technology by people with and without disabilities. Additional information about Oracle's accessibility program is available on http://www.oracle.com/corporate/accessibility/index.html

Accessibility Standards/Guidelines

This report covers the degree of conformance for the following accessibility standard/guideline:

Standard/GuidelineIncluded In Report
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1Level A - Yes
Level AA - Yes
Level AAA - No
Revised Section 508 standards published January 18, 2017 and corrected January 22, 2018Yes

Terms

The terms used in the Conformance Level information are defined as follows:

Supports
The functionality of the product has at least one method that meets the criteria without known defects or meets with equivalent facilitation.
Partially Supports
Some functionality of the product does not meet the criteria.
Does Not Support
Majority of functionality of the product does not meet the criteria.
Not Applicable
The criteria are not relevant to the product.

WCAG 2.1 Report

Table 1 also documents conformance with:

  • Section 508: Chapter 5 - 501.1 Scope, 504.2 Content Creation or Editing, and Chapter 6 - 602.3 Electronic Support Documentation

Note: When reporting on conformance with the WCAG 2.1 Success Criteria, they are scoped for full pages, complete processes, and accessibility-supported ways of using technology as documented in the WCAG 2.1 Conformance Requirements.

Table 1: WCAG Conformance Criteria

Criteria
Conformance Level
Remarks and Explanations
1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • Images that convey information have meaningful alternative text using ALT
  • Non-text content that is time-based media is not used
  • Non-text content that is a test or exercise is not used
  • Controls have an associated name
  • Non-text characters are not used
  • CAPTCHAS are not used
  • Non-text content that is pure decoration is not used
1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) (Level A)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • Pre-recorded audio has an equivalent alternative presentation of that content
  • Pre-recorded video has an equivalent alternate presentation and the audio track provides equivalent information to the video track

 

1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) (Level A)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • Pre-recorded video includes closed captions
  • Pre-recorded video is an alternative for text
1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) (Level A)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • Pre-recorded video includes a second audio track with audio descriptions
  • Pre-recorded video provides an alternative to the video
1.2.4 Captions (Live) (Level AA)Not Applicable

The documentation was tested for:

  • There is no live audio content in the HTML documentation or video.
1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) (Level AA)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • Pre-recorded video includes a second audio track with audio descriptions
1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • User interface component labels are associated with the fields they are labeling
  • Headings are encoded with HTML heading tags
  • List markup is used for marking up lists
  • Table markup is used for marking up data tables, including row and column headers and table captions/summaries where appropriate
  • Data tables specify SUMMARY or CAPTION
  • Groups of components are marked up with their description
  • Style sheets are used only to change the layout and presentation on the screen
1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence(Level A)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • HTML markup and coding of text provides a correct and logical reading sequence
1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics(Level A)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • Instructions provided do not refer to things only based on their sensory characteristics, such as shape, size, visual location, orientation, color, or sound
1.3.4 Orientation (Level AA)Not SupportedThis product has not yet been evaluated for this criteria
1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose (Level AA)Not SupportedThis product has not yet been evaluated for this criteria
1.4.1 Use of Color(Level A)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • Information conveyed by color is available in alternative formats, such as text and font weight

 

 

 

1.4.2 Audio Control(Level A)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • Audio that plays for more than 3 seconds can be paused or stopped
  • Audio that plays automatically for more than 3 seconds has a mechanism to control the audio volume independently from the overall system volume level
1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • Large-scale text, and images of large-scale text, have a contrast ratio of 3:1
  • other text and images of text have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1
1.4.4 Resize text(Level AA)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • Text can be resized up to 200% without loss of content or functionality
1.4.5 Images of Text(Level AA)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • Images of text are not used
1.4.10 Reflow (Level AA)Not SupportedThis product has not yet been evaluated for this criteria
1.4.11 Non-text Contrast (Level AA)Not SupportedThis product has not yet been evaluated for this criteria
1.4.12 Text Spacing (Level AA)Not SupportedThis product has not yet been evaluated for this criteria
1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus (Level AA)Not SupportedThis product has not yet been evaluated for this criteria
2.1.1 Keyboard(Level A)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • Ability to perform functions from the keyboard only, and without requiring specific timings for individual keystrokes
  • Proper operation of unique keystrokes and access keys, including those listed in the product documentation
2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap (Level A)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • Movement of focus through each control only using the keyboard , with no "keyboard trap" that prevents focus from moving away from any control
2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts (Level A)Not SupportedThis product has not yet been evaluated for this criteria
2.2.1 Timing Adjustable(Level A)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • Time limits are not used within the documentation
2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide (Level A)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • There is no moving, blinking, or scrolling content.
2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold(Level A)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • No portion of the screen flickers or flashes with a frequency between 2 Hz and 55 Hz
  • No component of the content flashes or flickers for more than three times in any one-second period

 

 

2.4.1 Bypass Blocks(Level A)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • A "Go to Main Content" link is provided to skip repetitive navigation links at the top of the page
  • Structure and hierarchy is marked up with Header elements outside of repetitive navigation links
2.4.2 Page Titled(Level A)Supports

The documentation was tested fo:

  • Pages have meaningful titles specified with the TITLE element
2.4.3 Focus Order(Level A)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • Logical movement through the focusable components can be accomplished using only the keyboard, and in an order that follows a meaningful sequence
2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context)(Level A)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • The text of links and their surrounding paragraph, list, or table cell (with marked up table headers) are sufficient to describe their content
2.4.5 Multiple Ways(Level AA)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • Pages can be found using the provided "Search" function
  • Pages are in a site table of contents
  • Pages are fully inter-linked to one another
  • Pages contain controls that enable reaching other pages
2.4.6 Headings and Labels(Level AA)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • Headers describe the topic or purpose of the content below them
  • Labels describe the purpose of the associated field
2.4.7 Focus Visible(Level AA)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • Visual indication of the location of the focus
2.5.1 Pointer Gestures (Level A)Not SupportedThis product has not yet been evaluated for this criteria
2.5.2 Pointer Cancellation (Level A)Not SupportedThis product has not yet been evaluated for this criteria
2.5.3 Label in Name (Level A)Not SupportedThis product has not yet been evaluated for this criteria
2.5.4 Motion Actuation (Level A)Not SupportedThis product has not yet been evaluated for this criteria
3.1.1 Language of Page(Level A)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • Properly set "lang" attribute for each page
3.1.2 Language of Parts(Level AA)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • Proper us of the "lang" attribute for text passages that are in a different language than that of the page
3.2.1 On Focus(Level A)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • When an element receives focus, it does not result in a substantial change to the page, an additional change of keyboard focus, or the spawning of a pop-up window
3.2.2 On Input(Level A)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • Changes in the value of user interface components do not result in a substantial change to the page, an additional change of keyboard focus, or the spawning of a pop-up window
3.2.3 Consistent Navigation(Level AA)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • Pages that are grouped together into sets with a common navigation mechanism use that mechanism in the same manner, with navigation elements appearing in the same relative order each time
3.2.4 Consistent Identification(Level AA)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • Images and controls are used and identified consistently throughout the documentation
3.3.1 Error Identification(Level A)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • There is no user input in the documentation
3.3.2 Labels or Instructions (Level A)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • There is no user input in the documentation.
3.3.3 Error Suggestion (Level AA)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • There is no user input in the documentation.
3.3.4 Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data)(Level AA)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • There is no user input in the documentation.
4.1.1 Parsing(Level A)Supports

The documentation was tested for:

  • Elements in HTML content have complete start and end tags, are properly nested, do not contain duplicate attributes, and have unique IDs
  • Pages validate to the HTML specification
4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)Not Applicable

The documentation was tested for:

  • HTML controls have a programmatically associated name, derived from the appropriate HTML elements and attributes, including LABEL, TITLE, SUMMARY, CAPTION, etc.
  • Additional state information is programmatically exposed for HTML controls, such as whether a field is "required"
  • Custom controls have appropriate roles specified using the role attribute
  • Custom controls have a meaningful programmatically exposed name
  • Frames have a meaningful title specified in the title attribute
4.1.3 Status Messages (Level AA)Not SupportedThis product has not yet been evaluated for this criteria

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2018 Section 508 Report

Chapter 3: Functional Performance Criteria (FPC)

Criteria
Conformance Level
Remarks and Explanations
302.1 Without VisionNot ApplicableThe product does not rely on equivalent functionality, and all aspects are addressed by the technical standards.
302.2 With Limited VisionNot ApplicableThe product does not rely on equivalent functionality, and all aspects are addressed by the technical standards.
302.3 Without Perception of ColorNot ApplicableThe product does not rely on equivalent functionality, and all aspects are addressed by the technical standards.
302.4 Without HearingNot ApplicableThe product does not rely on equivalent functionality, and all aspects are addressed by the technical standards.
302.5 With Limited HearingNot ApplicableThe product does not rely on equivalent functionality, and all aspects are addressed by the technical standards.
302.6 Without SpeechNot ApplicableThe product does not rely on equivalent functionality, and all aspects are addressed by the technical standards.
302.7 With Limited ManipulationNot ApplicableThe product does not rely on equivalent functionality, and all aspects are addressed by the technical standards.
302.8 With Limited Reach and StrengthNot ApplicableThe product does not rely on equivalent functionality, and all aspects are addressed by the technical standards.
302.9 With Limited Language, Cognitive, and Learning AbilitiesNot ApplicableThe product does not rely on equivalent functionality, and all aspects are addressed by the technical standards.

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Chapter 4: Hardware

These criteria are all Not Applicable because the product is not Hardware

Chapter 5: Software

Criteria
Conformance Level
Remarks and Explanations
501.1 Scope - Incorporation of WCAG 2.0 AASupportsSee the responses in the WCAG 2.0 section of this report.
 502 Interoperability with Assistive TechnologyHeading cell - no response requiredHeading cell - no response required
502.2.1 User Control of Accessibility FeaturesNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.2.2 No Disruption of Accessibility FeaturesNot ApplicableThe product is designed to be isolated from the underlying platform.
 502.3 Accessibility ServicesHeading cell - no response requiredHeading cell - no response required
502.3.1 Object InformationNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.3.2 Modification of Object InformationNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.3.3 Row, Column, and HeadersNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.3.4 ValuesNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.3.5 Modification of ValuesNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.3.6 Label RelationshipsNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.3.7 Hierarchical RelationshipsNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.3.8 TextNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.3.9 Modification of TextNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.3.10 List of ActionsNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.3.11 Actions on ObjectsNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.3.12 Focus CursorNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.3.13 Modification of Focus CursorNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.3.14 Event NotificationNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
502.4 Platform Accessibility FeaturesNot ApplicableThe product is not a platform or does not have access to platform accessibility features.
 503 ApplicationsHeading cell - no response requiredHeading cell - no response required
503.2 User PreferencesNot ApplicableThe product is designed to be isolated from the underlying platform.
503.3 Alternative User InterfacesNot ApplicableThe product does not have assistive technology features.
 503.4 User Controls for Captions and Audio DescriptionHeading cell - no response requiredHeading cell - no response required
503.4.1 Caption ControlsSupports

The documentation was tested for:

  • User controls for the selection of captions are provided at the same menu levels as the user controls for volume or program selection
503.4.2 Audio Description ControlsSupports

The documentation was tested for:

  • User controls for the selection of audio descriptions are provided at the same menu level as the controls for volume or program selection
 504 Authoring ToolsHeading cell - no response requiredHeading cell - no response required
504.2 Content Creation or EditingNot ApplicableThe product is not an authoring tool.
504.2.1 Preservation of Information Provided for Accessibility in Format ConversionNot ApplicableThe product is not an authoring tool.
504.2.2 PDF ExportNot ApplicableThe product is not an authoring tool.
504.3 PromptsNot ApplicableThe product is not an authoring tool.
504.4 TemplatesNot ApplicableThe product is not an authoring tool.

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Chapter 6: Support Documentation and Services

Criteria
Conformance Level
Remarks and Explanations
 602 Support DocumentationHeading cell - no response requiredHeading cell - no response required
602.2 Accessibility and Compatibility FeaturesSupports

The documentation was tested for:

  • Descriptions of, and how to use, the hardware and software accessibility features that are part of the product and that provide compatibility with assistive technology
  • Accessibility related documentation can be found within the product Product or Release Notes, which are published at http://docs.oracle.com
602.3 Scope - Incorporation of WCAG 2.0 AASupportsSee the responses in the WCAG 2.0 section of this report.
602.4 Alternate Formats for Non-Electronic Support DocumentationNot Applicable

The documentation was tested for:

  • Product documentation is in electronic format
 603 Support ServicesHeading cell - no response requiredHeading cell - no response required
603.2 Information on Accessibility and Compatibility FeaturesSupportsOracle Global Customer Support can provide information about accessibility features of the product.
603.3 Accommodation of Communication NeedsSupportsOracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support or by calling Oracle Support at 1.800.223.1711. Hearing-impaired customers in the U.S. who wish to speak to an Oracle Support representative may use a telecommunications relay service (TRS). Information about the TRS is available at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/trs.html, and a list of telephone numbers is available at https://www.fcc.gov/general/telecommunications-relay-services-directory. International hearing-impaired customers should use the TRS at +1.605.224.1837. An Oracle Support engineer will respond to technical issues according to the standard service request process.

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Oracle Legal Disclaimer

The information above describes this product's ability to support the applicableStandards/Guidelines, subject to Oracle's interpretation of those standards(available at https://www.oracle.com/corporate/accessibility/policy.html#standards-tab) and the remarks in this document. For more information regarding the accessibility status of this product or other Oracle products, see http://www.oracle.com/corporate/accessibility or contact: accessible_ww@oracle.com.

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