Articles

Leading Articles

• Accessibility for ABAP Programs
• In Support of Harmonized Global Accessibility Standards

SAP's Accessibility Approach

• SAP Accessibility Competence Center – Accessibility for Ben, Iris and Oliver
• SAP Application and Technology Tests for Accessibility
• SAP GUI Accessibility – The Other Side of Scripting

Regulations and More

• Accessibility Legislation – an Insight
• Voluntary Product Accessibility Template

Assistive and Other Technology

• Assistive Technology – The Bridge Between Computers and Disabled Users
• Universal Design
• Universal Remote Console

Personal Report

• Accessibility from the Perspective of a Visually Impaired User

Accessibility

Current Edition: Edition 9 – published June 7, 2005; updated October 13, 2008

In this ninth edition of the SAP Design Guild, which has been published in cooperation with SAP's Accessibility Competence Center (ACC) in Walldorf, Germany, you will get an overview on the current situation around accessibility in the world regarding legislation, standards and technologies, and it will also give you an insight on SAP’s standpoint towards these developments all over the world.

There are about 600 million people with disabilities all over the world. The functional needs of people with disabilities with computer use can be diverse, but there should not be regional differentiation. Today, many countries are adding IT accessibility as a legal requirement. Unfortunately, many of these countries are establishing unique technical requirements. This sort of fragmentation is harmful to people with disabilities and commerce.

This Design Guild edition draws a picture of the current legislation situation, outlines the need for harmonized standards and highlights our effort to incorporate accessibility into our products.

Read the leading article by Gisbert Loff on Accessibility for ABAP Programs

See also: Highlight Topic on Universal Usability

See also the following book reviews:

• Review of Universal Usability • Appendix to Review of Universal Usability
• Review of Access by Design
• Review of Design Meets Disability

Further Editions

• Edition 11: 10th Anniversary Edition (Mar 10)
• Edition 10: SAP User Experience (Dec 06)
• Edition 8: User Productivity (Nov 04)
• Edition 7: Composite Applications (Oct 03)
• Edition 6: Branding (Feb 03)
• Edition 5: Collaboration (Sep 02)
• Edition 4: Accessibility (Feb 02)
• Edition 3: Portals (May 01)
• Edition 2: Reporting (Dec 00)
• Edition 1: mySAP.com Workplace and Portals (Aug 00)
• Edition 0: Philosophy Edition (Apr 00)

Articles

For Your Reference

• Vision and Visual Disabilities – An Introduction
• Accessibility Glossary

CSUN 2007

• SAP CSUN 2007 Presentation Outline (DOC)
• Accessible Software Architectural Design and Standard (PPT)

CSUN 2008

• Presentation: Adding Additional Accessibility Capabilities to Installed Software After Shipment (PPT)
• Presentation: Benefit of Good UI Design in Web-Applications for Disabled and Non-Disabled Users (PPT)

ICCHP 2008

• Presentation: Quality Processes and Milestones for the Development and Monitoring of Business Software in the area of Accessibility (PPT)
• Quality Processes and Milestones for the Development and Monitoring of Business Software in the area of Accessibility’s Presentation Outline (DOC)