Accessibility

Accessibility compliance at the touch of a button

Pegasystems' Accessibility Framework automates the building of accessible SmartBPM® applications and the monitoring of regulated compliance.  The Accessibility Framework allows organizations to quickly configure SmartBPM applications to support accessibility features and controls following the guidelines established by Section 508 of the United States Rehabilitation Act (the Web Accessibility Initiative) and the Disability Discrimination Act.

The Accessibility Framework:

• Improves accessibility for people with disabilities
• Addresses the needs of both users with the disabilities and the authors of the accessible content
• Enables people with disabilities to access, read, and act in SmartBPM applications (using both web-based and PDF-based forms and content)
• Lets developers quickly assess the accessibility of applications
• Provides keyboard commands and popup windows to improve navigation
• Includes alternative text for graphics and icons

Accessibility is enabled for an application simply by adding the PegaWAI RuleSet for developers and users needing accessibility features and controls.

The Accessibility Framework Features:

• Accessible work user and harness functionalities
• Text equivalents for images
• Data table and column support

Author Benefits Include:

• Easy creation of accessible SmartBPM applications
• Automatic generation of critical accessibility markup
• Robust interoperation with accessibility plug-ins and other technologies
• Available overrides of auto-generated content supporting accessibility testing and verification

End-User Benefits Include:

• All work is accessible for viewing and taking action
• Configurations in the operating system and browser are honored
• Readers and other accessibility appliances work against SmartBPM applications
• Familiar tools such as Adobe Acrobat Reader continue to function accessibly