IBM products and research technologies

IBM has integrated accessibility into our product-development process. Completed accessibility checklists are required at key phases of the development process and accessibility verification is integrated into testing and validation procedures.

Below are just a few examples of our compliant product portfolio, which are capable-when used in accordance with IBM's associated documentation-of satisfying the applicable requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, provided that any assistive technology used with the product properly interoperates with it.

Accessibility features for people with disabilities:

• Support interfaces commonly used by screen readers.
• Can be operated using only the keyboard.
• Allow the user to request more time to complete timed responses.
• Support customization of display attributes such as color, contrast, and font size.
• Communicate all information independently of color.
• Support interfaces commonly used by screen magnifiers (Note: This feature applies to applications on Windows platforms only).
• Support the attachment of alternative output devices.
• Provide keys that can be distinguished by touch without activating them.
• Provide documentation in an accessible format.
• Require minimal reach and manual dexterity.
• Support the attachment of alternative input and output devices.
• Support alternatives to audio information.
• Support adjustable volume control.

To receive more IBM product accessibility information you can complete a brief request form that will ensure we adequately process your inquiry.

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Accessibility and comfort features of IBM personal computers and monitors

IBM WebSphere® Studio offers a powerful solution for accelerating team application development. Whether you need to build on-demand applications or are just getting started, WebSphere Studio provides an open, comprehensive development environment that tightly integrates with Ready for WebSphere Studio Partner plug-ins and third party Eclipse-based offerings.

IBM WebSphere® Studio Application Developer — Award-winning IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer is a comprehensive, integrated development environment for visually designing, constructing, testing and deploying Web services, portals and Java™ 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) applications.

IBM WebSphere Application Server is a high-performance, scalable transaction engine for dynamic e-business applications. The open services infrastructure allows companies to deploy a core operating environment that works as a reliable foundation capable of handling high-volume, secure transactions and Web services.

WebSphere® MQ messaging products enable application integration by helping business applications to exchange information across different platforms, sending and receiving data as messages. WebSphere MQ V5.3 is now available for Linux for Intel™, Linux for zSeries®, iSeries™ and Microsoft Windows™ XP. They take care of network interfaces, assure 'once and once only' delivery of messages, deal with communications protocols, dynamically distribute workload across available resources, handle recovery after system problems, and help make programs portable. Programmers can use their skills to handle key business requirements, instead of wrestling with underlying network complexities.

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IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business is an award-winning, policy-based access control solution for e-business and enterprise applications. Tivoli® Access Manager for e-business can help you manage growth and complexity, control escalating management costs and address the difficulties of implementing security policies across a wide range of Web and application resources.

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Lotus Learning Management System — The Lotus Learning Management System (LMS) provides accessible software in compliance with Section 508. Features which help make the system accessible include:

• Keyboard navigation to anywhere in the LMS.
• Browser settings for larger fonts are respected for low vision users.
• LMS accessibility via screen readers, such as JAWS.
• The ability to operate the system without style sheets, allowing the user to override the colors with browser settings.