Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Accessibility Conformance Report published by Microsoft
Conformance by level
Reported by the vendor. WCAG Level AA is the benchmark referenced by ADA Title II, Section 508 and the European Accessibility Act; Level AAA is optional and often left unevaluated.
Level A — 25 criteria
- Supports
- 15
- Partially supports
- 7
- Does not support
- 0
- Not applicable
- 3
- Not evaluated
- 0
Level AA — 13 criteria
- Supports
- 6
- Partially supports
- 5
- Does not support
- 0
- Not applicable
- 2
- Not evaluated
- 0
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All reported criteria (38)
| Criterion | Name | Level | Conformance | Remarks from vendor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.1 | Non-text Content | A | Partially Supports | The first-run wizard used to configure Windows Server for a user contains images used for embellishment which do not have alternative text. However, there is accompanying text that explains the purpose of the wizard page. |
| 1.2.1 | Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) | A | Not Applicable | |
| 1.2.2 | Captions (Prerecorded) | A | Not Applicable | |
| 1.2.3 | Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) | A | Not Applicable | |
| 1.2.4 | Captions (Live) | AA | Not Applicable | |
| 1.2.5 | Audio Description (Prerecorded) | AA | Not Applicable | |
| 1.3.1 | Info and Relationships | A | Supports | |
| 1.3.2 | Meaningful Sequence | A | Supports | |
| 1.3.3 | Sensory Characteristics | A | Supports | |
| 1.4.1 | Use of Color | A | Supports | |
| 1.4.2 | Audio Control | A | Partially Supports | If a website author has not provided media playback controls for video or audio embedded in a web page, the user is unable to pause the audio playback. Narrator is minimally affected due to audio ducking functionality (Narrator's audio takes highest priority over other audio streams) but the impact may be higher for screen readers without audio ducking capability. |
| 1.4.3 | Contrast (Minimum) | AA | Partially Supports | Cortana's greeting and task-specific introductory text (e.g., "Add this to your calendar?") as well as the text shown when configuring a VPN connection in Settings for the option to remember the user's sign-in information may not meet minimum contrast requirements for the default accent color configured for the user's PC. The user can improve the contrast by choosing a different accent color or by enabling high contrast mode. |
| 1.4.4 | Resize text | AA | Supports | |
| 1.4.5 | Images of Text | AA | Partially Supports | The Web Note feature the Edge web browser relies on a screenshot of a web page. |
| 2.1.1 | Keyboard | A | Partially Supports | Cortana tips on lock screen cannot be reached by the keyboard, except through use of ALT+TAB. During the reminder creation task in Cortana, use of ALT+TAB will necessitate restarting the reminder creation task. In Search, the filter category buttons do not show tool tips when navigating the buttons with the keyboard; the keyboard-only user will need to learn the iconography through repeated use of search or note the search modifier that gets set when selecting one of the category buttons.In the user configuration setup wizard shown at first login, keyboard focus does not get set to the Ease of Access flyout menu automatically. However, for the keyboard-only user, the primary assistive technologies such as Narrator and Screen Magnifier can be started via their normal keyboard shortcuts.If the user uses ALT+TAB to interrupt the task of using one of the recovery options in Settings, the keyboard will not be able to return to the recovery dialog which was previously shown to the user. In order to continue the task, the user will need to reset their user session, by the signing-out and re-signing-in or restarting their PC.When using the keyboard, the expanded paper size combo box in the print dialog will automatically close after the user changes selection by a single item. The user can work-around this issue to efficiently move through the list by using the keyboard's arrow keys to quickly change selection through repeated presses of the arrow keys.If multiple languages are configured, the keyboard user cannot reach and use the language switcher button in the task bar's notification area. The user can work-around by using the WIN+SPACE keyboard short or, if using touch, switch languages within the soft keyboard. |
| 2.1.2 | No Keyboard Trap | A | Supports | |
| 2.2.1 | Timing Adjustable | A | Supports | |
| 2.2.2 | Pause, Stop, Hide | A | Supports | |
| 2.3.1 | Three Flashes or Below Threshold | A | Supports | |
| 2.4.1 | Bypass Blocks | A | Supports | |
| 2.4.2 | Page Titled | A | Supports | |
| 2.4.3 | Focus Order | A | Partially Supports | In some cases when using the Start menu, a non-interactive control related to Cortana may get focus under Narrator and be read out as "Cortana window". If launching an app when this occurs, the user should ALT+TAB to the launched app and if encountered during a search, re-start Start or Cortana to re-search. |
| 2.4.4 | Link Purpose (In Context) | A | Supports | |
| 2.4.5 | Multiple Ways | AA | Supports | |
| 2.4.6 | Headings and Labels | AA | Partially Supports | Narrator heading navigation is not available as the user might expect in certain controls in Universal Windows Apps. Heading navigation in web content is unaffected. |
| 2.4.7 | Focus Visible | AA | Partially Supports | In Cortana tips shown on lock screen and when saving a PDF from Edge, the user may lose visual focus. Subsequent tabbing and use of the space bar or enter to activate can be used to infer the focused element. |
| 3.1.1 | Language of Page | A | Supports | |
| 3.1.2 | Language of Parts | AA | Partially Supports | Narrator will not read out some kinds of localized text if the system language is using a different language. For example, if a Chinese text input language is set on an En-US system and the user performs a Chinese language search in Cortana, Narrator will be unable to read out the Chinese search results. |
| 3.2.1 | On Focus | A | Supports | |
| 3.2.2 | On Input | A | Supports | |
| 3.2.3 | Consistent Navigation | AA | Supports | |
| 3.2.4 | Consistent Identification | AA | Supports | |
| 3.3.1 | Error Identification | A | Partially Supports | When changing or entering a product key during in the product activation settings, the Narrator user is not informed automatically if a product key was entered incorrectly. The user will need to explore and read the dialog in order to find the error and take appropriate corrective action. |
| 3.3.2 | Labels or Instructions | A | Supports | |
| 3.3.3 | Error Suggestion | AA | Supports | |
| 3.3.4 | Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) | AA | Supports | |
| 4.1.1 | Parsing | A | Partially Supports | If the Narrator user changes a Windows Update advanced setting related to peer-to-peer update distribution, the changing of a control state through Narrator will cause a neighboring control to enable/disable without that state change being automatically announced. The user will need to explore or read the dialog to learn of the state change. |
| 4.1.2 | Name, Role, Value | A | Partially Supports | In Windows Defender, Narrator navigation of the “What’s New” dialog will not match the visual layout.In Cortana, certain elements may not get read out under Narrator at the first attempt; subsequent tries will be successful.In certain types of ribbon-based toolbars found in various built-in utilities such WordPad or Paint, Narrator item navigation may get stuck. The user should use basic keyboard navigation (e.g., tab) to work-around and reach all interactive controls.Events related to multi-tasking of applications within a desktop or across multiple desktops are not fired to alert the user when an operation has completed. The user will need to rely on the intent of their actions and exploration after multi-tasking task was completed to confirm success.In the user configuration setup wizard shown at first login, Narrator may not read out alerts completely and may be slow to start reading the End-User License Agreement. After completing the wizard or after any login to desktop, Narrator does not announce when the user reaches the desktop. The Narrator user will be unable to extend screen time with the Parental Controls functionality.The disk partition information in the Disk Management MMC (Microsoft Management Console) snap-in is not fully accessible to the Narrator user.In the Edge web browser, the Narrator will be made aware of auto-detected links (e.g., where written out directly, as “http://...”) in PDF reading mode but will be unable to activate the links. In certain cases, the Narrator user may miss certain alerts either due to the speech being cut-off as multiple events are processed by Narrator and speech output is generated or in extreme cases, they may not read out at all. In reading of editable tables, Narrator may not read out misspellings or, if the user edits a cell and then immediately reads out the cell value, they may hear the old value prior to trying again and hearing the corrected value during subsequent attempts. Adjusting the size of a clipping region in Edge’s Web Notes is not possible under Narrator. Edge’s Find functionality under Narrator doesn’t provide sufficient content context as the user iterates through find results. Under Narrator, Edge’s OneBox (address bar & search box) will not read out the type of OneBox result, whether search or navigation result and the Narrator touch user who interrupts their use of the OneBox will have to perform a touch tab gesture or invoke some other Edge control to make OneBox close. Re-ordering of favorites by the Narrator keyboard user will not result in automatic read-out of the moved or dropped location of moved favorites; the user will need to explore or re-read the favorites list to confirm the updated list.The command console (cmd.exe) doesn't support Narrator for reading text. The user can access the command console with 3rd party screen readers.The built-in developer portal available in Settings/Update & Security/For Developers is not yet accessible under Narrator. |
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