[Akron-Talk] Windows 10 Accessibility

[Dave Bertsch]

At our convention I met the Microsoft rep, who has sent me a list of their accessibility tools and tutorials. Some are on their Youtube page and others on the Microsoft site. These are Windows 10 resources, though some were in Windows 7 as well, for desktop and mobile. Here's the list and links:

Microsoft Accessibility Website
Microsoft Accessibility Page<https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/>
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility<https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/>

Microsoft vision-related Accessibility Tools
Vision-Related Tools in Windows 10<https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/features?activetab=pivot_1%3aprimaryr2>
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/features?activetab=pivot_1:primaryr2

How to use color filters
Using color filters in Windows 10 <https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4344736/windows-10-use-color-filters>
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4344736/windows-10-use-color-filters

Microsoft Soundscape
This is a Free App on all mobile platforms. Soundscape uses innovative audio-based technology to enable people with blindness or low vision to build a richer awareness of their surroundings, thus becoming more confident navigating new environments. Go to:
Microsoft Soundscape website<https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/product/soundscape/>
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/product/soundscape/

Keyboard Shortcuts in Windows
This applies to Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7
Keyboard shortcuts in Windows 10<https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12445/windows-keyboard-shortcuts>
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12445/windows-keyboard-shortcuts

Magnifier in Windows
This applies to Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7
Magnifier in Windows<https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/11542/windows-use-magnifier>
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/11542/windows-use-magnifier

Making Windows 10 Easier to See
Ways to make Windows 10 easier to see<https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/27928/windows-10-make-windows-easier-to-see>
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/27928/windows-10-make-windows-easier-to-see

Narrator in Windows 10
Narrator in Windows 10<https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17173/windows-10-hear-text-read-aloud>
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17173/windows-10-hear-text-read-aloud

Windows Accessibility Help
Windows Accessibility Help<https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/hub/4339839/windows-accessibility-help>
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/hub/4339839/windows-accessibility-help

Windows 10 Accessibility 101
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyV-W7mSOdA
This was a presentation at Microsoft Ignite, a large conference that Microsoft puts together to showcase education and accessibility tools.

Microsoft puts support videos on YouTube to support customers learning Windows 10 and other Microsoft products:
Microsoft Customer Support YouTube Page<https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBoc5dePAjkGJMmqHJdp9_Q>
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBoc5dePAjkGJMmqHJdp9_Q



Dave Bertsch
National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
Greater Akron Chapter




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