Vincent Mugambi

Developer & Platform Lead– East & Southern Africa

Microsoft

E- ACCESSIBILITY: MICROSOFT’S APPROACH

MICROSOFT CONFIDENTIAL 2© 2009 copyright Microsoft Corporation

WINDOWS 7 ACCESSIBILITY

• Accessibility is the epitome of usability

• Accessibility has been key throughout the engineering of Windows 7 onwards

• Goal: Windows 7 is the most accessible operating system Microsoft has ever produced.

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ACCESSIBILITY OPTIONS FOR:

• Vision Impairments

• Dexterity and Mobility Impairments

• Hearing Impairments

• Learning Impairments

• Language and Communication Impairments

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VISION IMPAIRMENTSWindows:

•Make items on screen appear bigger with Magnifier

•Choose screen resolution to enlarge items

•Hear text read aloud with Narrator

•Use speech recognition to operate windows and programs

Microsoft Office:

•Hear text read aloud with Mini Translator

•Accessibility Checker

•There is an add-in for Microsoft Word to convert documents to DAISY format.

DEXTERITY AND MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS• Make the mouse easier to use

• Use Mouse Keys to move the mouse pointer

• Use Windows keyboard shortcuts

• Change keyboard settings

• Type without using the keyboard (On-Screen Keyboard)

• Use speech recognition to operate windows and programs

• Interact with your computer by touch

HEARING IMPAIRMENTS• Change computer sounds/Adjust

Computer Volume

• Use alternative Office features for hearing solutions: eg Lync for chat

LEARNING IMPAIRMENTS• Make it easier to focus on tasks

• Hear text read aloud with Narrator

• Turn on Sticky Keys, Toggle Keys, and Filter Keys

• Reduce visual distractions

LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION IMPAIRMENTS

• Use Office features to focus on tasks

• Check spelling and grammar in Office programs

• Use the Speak text-to-speech feature

• Hear text read aloud with Mini Translator

ADDITIONAL ACCESSIBILITY GUIDES • Education. how to integrate

accessible technology into schools

• Businesses (Business Decision Makers and IT Pros). help businesses provide technology for employees and customers who have accessibility needs.

• Government: create policies and programs that promote broad digital inclusion and provide people of all abilities better access to education, employment, and public services.

• Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs): work to raise awareness about the importance of accessibility and to better understand the technology needs of people with disabilities.

ACCESSIBLE PRODUCTS

WINDOWS TOUCH

“Simply touching the screen is a more intuitive and direct way to work with my PC”

Note: Touch capability is dependenton PC hardware capability

Windows Touch & improved handwriting recognition provide new and more direct ways of interacting with your PCGestures mirror the way you’d interact with a physical objectIn Internet Explorer 8, you scroll through a Web page by dragging a finger up or down the screen, as if you were nudging a newspaper across the tableA double click is a double tap on the screen

WINDOWS TOUCH

Watch a video of Windows Touch in action (3:55)

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ACCESSIBILITY DEVELOPER NETWORK

VIDEO: ACCESSIBILITY

Microsoft technologies have opened doors to experiencing life in new ways —delivering new opportunity, convenience, fun, and value to our lives

RESOURCES• Microsoft Accessibility Website

www.microsoft.com/enable/

• Microsoft Accessibility Update newsletter www.microsoft.com/enable/news/subscribe/