Vincent Mugambi Developer & Platform Lead– East & Southern Africa Microsoft E- ACCESSIBILITY: MICROSOFT’S APPROACH

MICROSOFT CONFIDENTIAL2 © 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. © MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3

ACCESSIBILITY OPTIONS FOR: Vision Impairments Dexterity and Mobility Impairments Hearing Impairments Learning Impairments Language and Communication Impairments

EASE OF ACCESS CENTER © 2009 COPYRIGHT MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5 Explore all settings Get recommendations via questionnaire Quick access to start accessibility tools Winkey + U

VISION IMPAIRMENTS Windows: 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 schoolsaccessible 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. digital inclusion 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 dependent on PC hardware capability Windows Touch & improved handwriting recognition provide new and more direct ways of interacting with your PC Gestures mirror the way you’d interact with a physical object In 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 table A double click is a double tap on the screen

WINDOWS TOUCH Watch a video of Windows Touch in action (3:55) © 2009 COPYRIGHT MICROSOFT CORPORATION 14 Download and install Windows Media Player Show captions

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