Accessibility features help a user who has a physical disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use software products successfully. The accessibility features in z/OS provide accessibility for Enterprise COBOL.
The major accessibility features in z/OS enable users to do the following tasks:
Assistive technology products work with the user interfaces that are found in z/OS. For specific guidance information, consult the documentation for the assistive technology product that you use to access z/OS interfaces.
Users can access z/OS user interfaces by using TSO/E or ISPF. For information about accessing TSO/E and ISPF interfaces, refer to the following publications:
These guides describe how to use TSO/E and ISPF, including the use of keyboard shortcuts or function keys (PF keys). Each guide includes the default settings for the PF keys and explains how to modify their functions.
The English-language XHTML format of this document that will be provided in the IBM System z™ Enterprise Development Tools & Compilers Information Center at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/pdthelp/index.jsp is accessible to visually impaired individuals who use a screen reader.
To enable your screen reader to accurately read syntax diagrams, source code examples, and text that contains the period or comma picture symbols, you must set the screen reader to speak all punctuation.