Accessibility in Aurora

Q: Is Aurora setup for accessibility and can I use a screen reader software?

Here is a list of helpful information on the best way to navigate and use Aurora with JAWS screen reader. It includes keyboard navigation through Aurora pages and helpful hotkeys for easy functionality.

General Tips

Welcome Window

Zonal and Nodal Input Tables

To turn on accessibility for Input Windows, go to File -> Options -> Accessibility tab and select Input and Data Table Accessibility.
Open the Zonal Window and use Tab to enter the data grid containing the input table information. You can use Tab or the arrow keys to navigate the data grid.
Both Zonal and Nodal Input windows have an Input ribbon tab associated with them
For In Study and Reporting columns, when this cell is selected, you must hit Tab to be able to select or deselect the check box.
When you move to a different row, JAWS will announce the table type for the row and if it is a required table type.
If a cell is empty, JAWS will announce “Blank”.
For the table selection dialog used in Add Tables, Import Tables, and Link Tables, in the list box, use up and down arrow keys to move between options, then use Tab on the selected row to access the check box and select or deselect the option.
For the Delete Tables dialog, use Tab to navigate through the dialog. Once in the Input Tables table, use the up and down arrow keys to navigate through the rows. Use Tab on a selected row to select or deselect deleting a table.
Zonal and Nodal Input Hotkeys:

Zonal and Nodal Input Tables
Hot Key	Function
Shift + F10	Opens context menu
Ctrl + A	Add table of selected table type
Ctrl + E	Edit selected table
Ctrl + C	Copy selected table
F2	Rename selected table
Delete	Delete selected table
Ctrl + R	Reload selected table
Ctrl + F	Filter Change Sets for selected table
Ctrl + U	Update link reference for selected table

Output

Data Tables

To turn on accessibility for data tables, go to File -> Options -> Accessibility tab and select “Input and Data Table” accessibility.
All Input, Memory, and Output tables will have a Data Table ribbon tab associated with it.
You can use Tab or the arrow keys to navigate through the data tables. JAWS will announce column name, row number, and cell value.
If you select multiple cells, JAWS will announce the value of the top left cell and the bottom right cell.
When you make an edit to an input data table, JAWS will announce the name of the new change set that has been created or the name of the activated change set has unsaved changes.
All dialogs in data table ribbon buttons are accessible, except for Chart.
For Filter, Save as Quick View, and Export to Excel split buttons in the data table ribbons, use Alt + down arrow to open the button drop-down menu.
Data Table Hotkeys:

Data Tables
Hot Key	Function
Ctrl + N	Announce active change set
Ctrl + R	Announce frozen columns
Ctrl + D	Focus on data table tab
F2	Edit a cell
Ctrl + E	Open the row referenced in the cell value. This will open the data table in a new window.
Shift + F10	Opens context menu
Alt + R	Add one row
Alt + Shift + R	Delete selected rows
Alt + C	Add column
Alt + Shift + C	Delete selected column
Alt + M	Add multiple columns
Alt + Up Arrow	Go to first cell in the column
Alt + Down Arrow	Go to the last cell in the column
Ctrl + C	Copy selected cells
Ctrl + V	Paste copied cells
Ctrl + Z	Undo edit
Ctrl + Y	Redo edit
Alt + S	Opens Sort dialog
Ctrl + F	Opens Filter dialog
Alt + Ctrl + F	Filter on selected cell
Shift + Ctrl + F	Clear current filter
Alt + Shift + Ctrl + F	Filter on selected cell and keep previous filter
Alt + Ctrl + B	Filter back to previous filter
Alt + Ctrl + N	Filter forward
Ctrl + O	Organize columns
Ctrl + G	Select column group
Alt + V	Save current view as Quick View
F11	Export to Excel
Ctrl + P	Print

Change Sets

This tool window will have a ribbon tab for Change Set specific functions.
When the Change Set Window is selected, use the down arrow key to navigate the change set tree. If a Folder or Change Set is collapsed, use the right arrow key to open it. To close a Folder or Change Set, use the left arrow key.
When Delete Change Sets is selected in the Change Set ribbon, a dialog will appear that allows you to delete multiple Change Sets at once. In the Change Set tree view, use the down and up arrow keys to navigate through the tree. Use the right arrow key to expand a folder or Change Set. Use the left arrow key to close a folder or Change Set that is expanded. Each item in the tree view will have a “Checked” or “Not Checked” option. When Jaws announces this, you can check or uncheck the item using the Space bar.
When Merge Change Sets is selected in the Change Set ribbon, a dialog will appear that allows you to merge multiple Change Sets into one Change Sets. Use Tab to navigate through the dialog. For the Merge Change Set table, use the up and down arrow keys to navigate the rows, then the Tab key to select the Change Set to be merged and in what order.
For Import and Export Change Set dialogs, use Tab to navigate. Once in the change set list box, use the up and down arrow keys to navigate to different change sets. Once a change set is selected, use Tab to access the checkbox to select a change set to be imported or exported.
The context menu is not available without using the right click button on a mouse, so hotkeys were added to allow you to access the same functionality
Change Set Hotkeys:

Change Sets
Hot Key	Function
Delete	Delete selected folder, change set, or table.
F2	Rename selected folder, change set, or table.
Ctrl + A	Activate change set
Ctrl + D	Deactivate change set
Ctrl + P	Apply unsaved changes to selected change set
Ctrl + Shift + S	Save selected change set
Ctrl + C	Copy selected change set
Ctrl + R	Revert selected change set
Ctrl + Shift + H	Open change set history
Ctrl+ F	Filter on selected folder, change set, or table name.
Ctrl + E	Open change set table
Ctrl + V	View and edit change set table differences
Ctrl + B	Change table reference
Ctrl + M	Move items and remove folder

Change Set Diff Window/Change Set History Diff Window

Change Set History Dialog

Parameter Sets

Quick View Window

Quick View Manager Window

CDS Tables

Help

Pages Not Fully Supported by a Screen Reader

FAQs

Accessibility in Aurora

General Tips
Hot Key	Function
Tab	Navigates through each page in Aurora.
Alt + H	Accesses the Home tab of the Aurora ribbon.
Alt + F	Opens the File backstage page of Aurora. When the backstage page opens, use the up and down arrow keys to navigate to Project, Account, or Options. Use Tab to navigate to the specific options for Project and Account.
Alt + F4	Close the Aurora window or any child window of Aurora.
Ctrl + T	Quickly changes tabs in Aurora.
Ctrl + W	Closes the current tab in Aurora.
Ctrl + O	Opens an Aurora project.
Ctrl + S	Saves the current Aurora project.
F1	Opens Help and defaults opening the corresponding Help page to the current page you are on in Aurora. For example, if the Zonal Input table is opened and you press F1, the Help will open the Zonal Input Help page.
Ctrl + H	Opens the Accessibility in Aurora Help page.

Project Setup
Hot Key	Function
Alt + A	Go to Active Study Type group options
Alt + P	Go to Study Period group options
Alt + C	Go to Study Cases group options
Alt + O	Go to Output Group options

Simulation Progress Page
Hot Key	Function
Ctrl + M	Go to Memory tables
Enter	Opens selected Memory table

Quick View Window
Hot Key	Function
Enter	Opens selected Quick View
Ctrl + Q	Opens Query window
Delete	Delete selected Quick View
Ctrl + M	Opens Quick View Manager window

Welcome Screen
Hot Key	Function
Shift + F10	Opens context menu for Recent Project items.
Ctrl + E	Opens Welcome page in Google Chrome.