Banner Student Self-Service / User Guide / 7.3

1 Application OverviewAccessibilityChapter 1Application OverviewThis chapter provides an overview of Banner Student Self-Service, including bothtechnical information (such as accessibility, Cascading Style Sheets [CSS], andmore) and functional information (such as access and elements common to theWeb pages in the product.This chapter covers the following topics:• “Accessibility” on page 1-1• “Cascading Style Sheets” on page 1-2• “Baseline and Local Records” on page 1-3• “Information Text” on page 1-4• “Functionality” on page 1-5• “Accessing the Secure Area” on page 1-7• “Static Display of Information” on page 1-9• “Long Titles and Descriptions” on page 1-9AccessibilityThe Web UI and Accessibility has been improved for Banner Web pages for all ofour users. The goal is to make Banner Web content understandable and navigablefor any individual who uses adaptive technology such as screen readers and screenenlargers. This includes not only making the language clear and simple, but alsoproviding easy steps to complete a user task and designing mechanisms fornavigating within and between pages. Providing navigation features and orientationinformation in pages maximizes accessibility and usability.As a part of the Web UI and Accessibility enhancement, the look and feel settingshave been moved out of WebTailor and into Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Byproviding more CSS in WebTailor, institutions can customize and manage selfserviceproducts at their institution.The benefits of this enhancement are:• Improved usability for all constituents, including the disabled• A more flexible user interface with greater ability to customize the “look andfeel” to meet institutional needsMay 2006 Student Self-Service Release 7.3Confidential User Guide 1-1