Changes in This Release

Oracle Application Express Oracle Application Express Accessibility Guide contains minimal changes for Oracle Application Express release 18.2.

See "Deprecated Features" and "Desupported Features" in Oracle Application Express Release Notes.

The following features are new in this release:

• Testing

  Developers can make use of the built-in Advisor tool to quickly assess and improve their apps for all users.

  See "Testing Apps for Accessibility."

The following features have been deprecated for this release:

• Accessibility Modes

  • Screen Reader mode

  • High Contrast mode

  Rather than separate options that must be enabled by developers, the functional aspects of these modes have been more fully integrated into Oracle Application Express by default.

  Accessibility Modes will be fully removed in a future release. Developers should update their apps accordingly, such as reviewing coded plug-ins and other functionality that checks if these modes are running. At present, enabling these modes has no effect on any native Application Express components.

The following are additional changes in the release:

• All content has been updated to reflect new functionality.

• Screen captures and graphics have been added and updated to reflect Oracle Application Express release 18.1 user interface enhancements.