VPAT® Version 2.3 - April 2019
Oracle Linux (OL) 8 is a binary distribution to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8 and the information in this VPAT reflects the guidance provided by the upstream source. Please see https://access.redhat.com/sites/default/files/attachments/red-hat-enterprise-linux-8-vpat.pdf
Oracle Linux also provides additional product entitlements as part of the Oracle Linux support subscriptions. Where applicable, these will be listed as dependent VPATs. For additional information on minimum subscription levels for dependent VPATs, please refer to the Oracle Linux Licensing Information User Manual in the Oracle Linux 8 document library.
This VPAT applies to only version 8.0. It does not apply to any versions of Oracle Linux (OL) after this. This VPAT has been superseded by Oracle Linux 8.10.
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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
This report covers the degree of conformance for the following accessibility standard/guideline:
| Standard/Guideline | Included In Report |
|---|---|
| Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 | Level A - Yes Level AA - Yes Level AAA - No |
| Revised Section 508 standards published January 18, 2017 and corrected January 22, 2018 | Yes |
The terms used in the Conformance Level information are defined as follows:
Table 1 also documents conformance with:
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.
Criteria | Conformance Level | Remarks and Explanations |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A) | Supports | Per the Red Hat ACR: Program functions can be accessed via the Universal Access menu and keyboard shortcuts. Typing Assist (AccessX) provides access to accessibility features using the keyboard. |
| 1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) (Level A) | Not Applicable | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as not applicable with no further information. |
| 1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) (Level A) | Not Applicable | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as not applicable with no further information. |
| 1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) (Level A) | Not Applicable | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as not applicable with no further information. |
| 1.2.4 Captions (Live) (Level AA) | Not Applicable | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as not applicable with no further information. |
| 1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) (Level AA) | Not Applicable | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as not applicable with no further information. |
| 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A) | Partially Supports | Per the Red Hat ACR: Some input forms do change color or otherwise indicate the information is not properly formatted. |
| 1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence(Level A) | Supports | The Red Hat ACR did not provide more information for this criteria. |
| 1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics(Level A) | Supports | Per the Red Hat ACR: Buttons and other operating components do not rely solely on sensory characteristics of components such as shape, color, size, visual location, orientation, or sound. |
| 1.3.4 Orientation (Level AA) | Not Supported | This criteria has not been evaluated per the Red Hat ACR. |
| 1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose (Level AA) | Not Supported | This criteria has not been evaluated per the Red Hat ACR. |
| 1.4.1 Use of Color(Level A) | Supports | Per the Red Hat ACR: Universal Access with High Contrast enabled provides a high contrast ratio that visually notifies the user a field or form is incorrectly filled out, required, or disabled. |
| 1.4.2 Audio Control(Level A) | Not Applicable | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as not applicable with no further information. |
| 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA) | Supports | Per the Red Hat ACR: The visual presentation of text and images of text have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 and 3:1 for large text. |
| 1.4.4 Resize text(Level AA) | Supports | Per the Red Hat ACR: Text can be resized without assistive technology up to 200 percent without loss of content and functionality. |
| 1.4.5 Images of Text(Level AA) | Supports | Per the Red Hat ACR: Text is used to convey information rather than images of text except where a particular presentation of text is essential to the information being conveyed, like in logotypes. |
| 1.4.10 Reflow (Level AA) | Not Supported | This criteria has not been evaluated per the Red Hat ACR. |
| 1.4.11 Non-text Contrast (Level AA) | Not Supported | This criteria has not been evaluated per the Red Hat ACR. |
| 1.4.12 Text Spacing (Level AA) | Not Supported | This criteria has not been evaluated per the Red Hat ACR. |
| 1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus (Level AA) | Not Supported | This criteria has not been evaluated per the Red Hat ACR. |
| 2.1.1 Keyboard(Level A) | Supports | Per the Red Hat ACR: Keyboard navigation and accessibility features can be controlled through options in the operating system. |
| 2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap (Level A) | Supports | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as supports with no further information. |
| 2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts (Level A) | Not Supported | This criteria has not been evaluated per the Red Hat ACR. |
| 2.2.1 Timing Adjustable(Level A) | Not Applicable | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as not applicable with no further information. |
| 2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide (Level A) | Supports | Per the Red Hat ACR: The operating system, where necessary, provides the ability to display progress of download activities and installation and updates. |
| 2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold(Level A) | Not Applicable | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as not applicable with no further information. |
| 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks(Level A) | Not Applicable | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as not applicable with no further information. |
| 2.4.2 Page Titled(Level A) | Supports | Per the Red Hat ACR: Each application opens with a title bar or it’s name shown in the menu at the top of the screen. |
| 2.4.3 Focus Order(Level A) | Supports | Per the Red Hat ACR: Fields and forms for operating system settings and applications provide a logical focus order. |
| 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context)(Level A) | Supports | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as supports with no further information. |
| 2.4.5 Multiple Ways(Level AA) | Not Applicable | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as not applicable with no further information. |
| 2.4.6 Headings and Labels(Level AA) | Not Applicable | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as not applicable with no further information. |
| 2.4.7 Focus Visible(Level AA) | Supports | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as supports with no further information. |
| 2.5.1 Pointer Gestures (Level A) | Not Supported | This criteria has not been evaluated per the Red Hat ACR. |
| 2.5.2 Pointer Cancellation (Level A) | Not Supported | This criteria has not been evaluated per the Red Hat ACR. |
| 2.5.3 Label in Name (Level A) | Not Supported | This criteria has not been evaluated per the Red Hat ACR. |
| 2.5.4 Motion Actuation (Level A) | Not Supported | This criteria has not been evaluated per the Red Hat ACR. |
| 3.1.1 Language of Page(Level A) | Supports | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as supports with no further information. |
| 3.1.2 Language of Parts(Level AA) | Supports | Per the Red Hat ACR: The human language of each passage or phrase in the content can be programmatically determined as there are no changes in the language of the product. |
| 3.2.1 On Focus(Level A) | Supports | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as supports with no further information. |
| 3.2.2 On Input(Level A) | Supports | Per the Red Hat ACR: Visual contexts and submit buttons provide confirmation of input changes in applications and operating system settings. |
| 3.2.3 Consistent Navigation(Level AA) | Not Applicable | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as not applicable with no further information. |
| 3.2.4 Consistent Identification(Level AA) | Not Applicable | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as not applicable with no further information. |
| 3.3.1 Error Identification(Level A) | Supports | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as supports with no further information. |
| 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions (Level A) | Supports | Per the Red Hat ACR: Dialogs and forms provide hints and descriptions of the required data formats that must be entered. |
| 3.3.3 Error Suggestion (Level AA) | Partially Supports | Per the Red Hat ACR: Input errors are usually automatically detected, if not, they are validated after submission. |
| 3.3.4 Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data)(Level AA) | Supports | Per the Red Hat ACR: The product does not cause legal commitments or financial transactions for the user to occur or submit user test responses. Users cannot modify or delete user controllable data in data storage systems without confirming the changes and in most cases are reversible. |
| 4.1.1 Parsing(Level A) | Partially Supports | Per the Red Hat ACR: For the portions of the GNOME interface that are displayed using markup language, parsing is properly implemented in the GUI. Other dialog boxes may not produce the proper contextual information since they are not using a markup language. |
| 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A) | Supports | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as supports with no further information. |
| 4.1.3 Status Messages (Level AA) | Not Supported | This criteria has not been evaluated per the Red Hat ACR. |
Criteria | Conformance Level | Remarks and Explanations |
|---|---|---|
| 302.1 Without Vision | Supports | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as supports with no further information. |
| 302.2 With Limited Vision | Supports | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as supports with no further information. |
| 302.3 Without Perception of Color | Supports | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as supports with no further information. |
| 302.4 Without Hearing | Supports | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as supports with no further information. |
| 302.5 With Limited Hearing | Supports | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as supports with no further information. |
| 302.6 Without Speech | Supports | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as supports with no further information. |
| 302.7 With Limited Manipulation | Supports | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as supports with no further information. |
| 302.8 With Limited Reach and Strength | Supports | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as supports with no further information. |
| 302.9 With Limited Language, Cognitive, and Learning Abilities | Supports | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as supports with no further information. |
These criteria are all Not Applicable because the product is not Hardware
Criteria | Conformance Level | Remarks and Explanations |
|---|---|---|
| 501.1 Scope - Incorporation of WCAG 2.0 AA | Supports | See the responses in the WCAG 2.0 section of this report. |
| 502 Interoperability with Assistive Technology | Heading cell - no response required | Heading cell - no response required |
| 502.2.1 User Control of Accessibility Features | Supports | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as supports with no further information. |
| 502.2.2 No Disruption of Accessibility Features | Supports | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as supports with no further information. |
| 502.3 Accessibility Services | Heading cell - no response required | Heading cell - no response required |
| 502.3.1 Object Information | Supports | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as supports with no further information. |
| 502.3.2 Modification of Object Information | Supports | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as supports with no further information. |
| 502.3.3 Row, Column, and Headers | Not Applicable | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as not applicable with no further information. |
| 502.3.4 Values | Not Applicable | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as not applicable with no further information. |
| 502.3.5 Modification of Values | Not Applicable | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as not applicable with no further information. |
| 502.3.6 Label Relationships | Not Applicable | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as not applicable with no further information. |
| 502.3.7 Hierarchical Relationships | Not Applicable | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as not applicable with no further information. |
| 502.3.8 Text | Not Applicable | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as not applicable with no further information. |
| 502.3.9 Modification of Text | Supports | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as supports with no further information. |
| 502.3.10 List of Actions | Not Applicable | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as not applicable with no further information. |
| 502.3.11 Actions on Objects | Not Applicable | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as not applicable with no further information. |
| 502.3.12 Focus Cursor | Supports | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as supports with no further information. |
| 502.3.13 Modification of Focus Cursor | Partially Supports | Per the Red Hat ACR: Some aspects of the Focus Cursor can be controlled programmatically such as cursor size. |
| 502.3.14 Event Notification | Not Applicable | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as not applicable with no further information. |
| 502.4 Platform Accessibility Features | Partially Supports | Per the Red Hat ACR: Oracle Linux supports many accessibility features with the exception of chorded keystrokes |
| 503 Applications | Heading cell - no response required | Heading cell - no response required |
| 503.2 User Preferences | Supports | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as supports with no further information. |
| 503.3 Alternative User Interfaces | Supports | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as supports with no further information. |
| 503.4 User Controls for Captions and Audio Description | Heading cell - no response required | Heading cell - no response required |
| 503.4.1 Caption Controls | Not Applicable | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as not applicable with no further information. |
| 503.4.2 Audio Description Controls | Supports | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as supports with no further information. |
| 504 Authoring Tools | Heading cell - no response required | Heading cell - no response required |
| 504.2 Content Creation or Editing | Supports | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as supports with no further information. |
| 504.2.1 Preservation of Information Provided for Accessibility in Format Conversion | Not Applicable | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as not applicable with no further information. |
| 504.2.2 PDF Export | Supports | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as supports with no further information. |
| 504.3 Prompts | Not Applicable | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as not applicable with no further information. |
| 504.4 Templates | Not Applicable | The Red Hat ACR marked this item as not applicable with no further information. |
Criteria | Conformance Level | Remarks and Explanations |
|---|---|---|
| 602 Support Documentation | Heading cell - no response required | Heading cell - no response required |
| 602.2 Accessibility and Compatibility Features | Not Supported | The Oracle Linux 8 documentation does not currently have an Accessibility User Guide, this document is targetted for a future release BUG ID 31192747
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| 602.3 Scope - Incorporation of WCAG 2.0 AA | Supports | See the responses in the WCAG 2.0 section of this report. |
| 602.4 Alternate Formats for Non-Electronic Support Documentation | Not Applicable | Documentation is available electronically. |
| 603 Support Services | Heading cell - no response required | Heading cell - no response required |
| 603.2 Information on Accessibility and Compatibility Features | Supports | Oracle Global Customer Support can provide information about accessibility features of the product. |
| 603.3 Accommodation of Communication Needs | Supports | Oracle 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. |
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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