z/OS V1R6.0 DFSMS Access Method Services for Catalogs

Appendix G. AccessibilityUsing assistive technologiesAccessibility features help a user who has a physical disability, such as restrictedmobility or limited vision, to use software products successfully. The majoraccessibility features in z/OS enable users to:vvvUse assistive technologies such as screen readers and screen magnifier softwareOperate specific or equivalent features using only the keyboardCustomize display attributes such as color, contrast, and font sizeAssistive technology products, such as screen readers, function with the userinterfaces found in z/OS. Consult the assistive technology documentation forspecific information when using such products to access z/OS interfaces.Keyboard navigation of the user interfacez/OS informationUsers can access z/OS user interfaces using TSO/E or ISPF. Refer to z/OS TSO/EPrimer, z/OS TSO/E User’s Guide, and z/OS ISPF User’s Guide Volume I forinformation about accessing TSO/E and ISPF interfaces. These guides describehow to use TSO/E and ISPF, including the use of keyboard shortcuts or functionkeys (PF keys). Each guide includes the default settings for the PF keys andexplains how to modify their functions.z/OS information is accessible using screen readers with the BookServer/LibraryServer versions of z/OS books in the Internet library at:www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/zseries/zos/bkserv/One exception is command syntax that is published in railroad track format;screen-readable copies of z/OS books with that syntax information are separatelyavailable in HTML zipped file form upon request to mhvrcfs@us.ibm.com.© Copyright IBM Corp. 1973, 2004 509