Activate accessibility features

• Navigate to Main Menu > My Preferences.
• Under General Options the Accessibility Layout defaults to Screen Reader Mode Off. 
• Choose Screen Reader Mode On to use SPIRE with a screen reader.
• Be sure to click the Save button.
• Return to SPIRE Home page by clicking the Home button in the upper right.
• Keyboard shortcuts do not require activation. See more detail below.

Keyboard shortcuts

For dropdown menu navigation, see Navigate SPIRE's Dropdown Menu Using the Keyboard.

ENTER: Activates the Search button.

ESC: Activates the Cancel button.

ALT+0: Refreshes (reloads) the page.
 

CTL+Y: Collapses or expands the Main Menu.
 

CTRL+K: Displays a list of keyboard shortcuts.

More keyboard shortcuts for staff

ALT+1: Activates the Save button. 
 

ALT+2: Returns to the Search page from a transaction page. 
 

ALT+3: Next in list.
 

ALT+4: Previous in list.

ALT+5: Opens the Look Up page that lists the valid values for a field; opens the calendar prompt

Diversity in all its forms is integral to the success of this institution.

      —Débora Ferreira, Executive Director for Equal Opportunity and Diversity, UMass Amherst