508 Compliance and Keyboard Navigation

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508 Compliance and Keyboard Navigation

BSI is compliant with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Users can navigate through BSI using their keyboard. All page functionality is available using the keyboard, unless the functionality cannot be accomplished in any known way using a keyboard.

Keyboard Navigation in the BSI Client

The following table lists the essential keyboard shortcuts that you can use to navigate in BSI Client.

Keys 

Function 

Tab

Give focus to the next element or control. 

Shift + Tab

Reverse the navigation direction and give focus to the previous element or control. In general, the Shift key reverses the navigation direction.

Ctrl + Tab

If the Tab key has a specific purpose in a control, press Ctrl + Tab to give focus to the next element or control. For example, if you press Tab in a text box, the system inserts a tab space.

To give focus to the previous element or control, press Shift + Ctrl + Tab.

Arrow keys 

Navigate within an element or control. 

Spacebar

Activate the element or control that has focus. For example, if the current control is a button, this action is the equivalent of clicking on the button with a mouse. 

Esc

Close a window or menu.

Color is not used as the sole method of conveying content or distinguishing visual elements. Table/text (like error table at the bottom) is added which would describe the content or other characters (like *) are added as distinguishing elements.

There is alternative text and/or accessible text available for non-text content. All images have equivalent alternative text (like Tools menu or pop-up text).

Keyboard shortcuts to navigate within an editable table

In addition to visual manipulation of a table via the mouse, there are several standard keyboard commands that can be used to navigate within an editable table. These commands are listed below.

PC Command

Mac Command

Description

F1

F1

Help

F3

F3

Find Previous

F4

F4

Find Next

F5

F5

Refresh

F6

F6

Automatically resize all columns

Shift + F5

Shift + F5

Clear cache & refresh

CTRL + Z

Command + Z

Undo

CTRL + Y

Command + Y

Redo

CTRL + F

Command + F

Find & Replace

CTRL + S

Command + S

Save

CTRL + P

Command + P

Print

Shift + scroll

Shift + scroll

Scroll horizontally

CTRL + C

Command + C

Copy highlighted cells

Shift + click

Shift + click

Select a range of cells

CTRL + click

Command + click

Select multiple cells

CTRL + A

Command + A

Select all cells

CTRL + V

Command + V

Paste

CTRL + X

Command + X

Cut

ALT + N

Command + N

New (opens a new editor when selected on a manager screen where “New” is available)

ALT + F4

Command + Q

Close window

Keyboard Navigation in the BSI Launcher

The following table lists the essential keyboard shortcuts that you can use to navigate on BSI Launcher.

Keys 

Function 

Tab

Navigate within an element or control. 

Shift + Tab

Reverse the navigation direction and give focus to the previous element or control. In general, the Shift key reverses the navigation direction.

Arrow keys 

Give focus to the next tab or control.  Up/Down keys also work for selecting next element in the drop-down list if the focus is on the drop-down.

Spacebar

Activate the element or control that has focus. For example, if the current control is a button, this action is the equivalent of clicking on the button with a mouse. 

Keyboard Navigation on BSI Engage

BSI Engage also complies with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (as amended).  All images, form image buttons, and image map hot spots have appropriate, equivalent alternative text. Embedded multimedia is identified via accessible text. Color is not used as the sole method of conveying content or distinguishing visual elements. All page functionality is available using the keyboard, unless the functionality cannot be accomplished in any known way using a keyboard.

The following table lists the essential keyboard shortcuts that you can use to navigate in BSI Engage.

Keys 

Function 

Tab

Give focus to the next element or control. 

Shift + Tab

Reverse the navigation direction and give focus to the previous element or control. In general, the Shift key reverses the navigation direction.

Ctrl + Tab

If the Tab key has a specific purpose in a control, press Ctrl + Tab to give focus to the next element or control. For example, if you press Tab in a text box, the system inserts a tab space.

To give focus to the previous element or control, press Shift + Ctrl + Tab.

Arrow keys 

Navigate within an element or control. 

Enter

Activate the element or control that has focus. For example, if the current control is a button, this action is the equivalent of clicking on the button with a mouse. 

Esc

Close a window or menu.