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Microsoft - 5 accessibility features that empower everyone - xSicKxBot - 06-20-2019

5 accessibility features that empower everyone

<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/5-accessibility-features-that-empower-everyone.jpg" width="1024" height="683" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p><span data-contrast="auto">Empowering everyone means creating technology that reflects human diversity. Many of the features designed for people with disabilities&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">can be used by&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">all</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">because they’re created to help make work, life</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;and play easier.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Microsoft’s&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">recent</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">Ability Summit gathered employees&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">and, on its second day, the broader disability community</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">to participate in sessions, a product exposition</span><span data-contrast="auto"> and the Disability Talent Job Fair</span><span data-contrast="auto">.&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">This included&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">people with disabilities, parents of children with disabilities, and accessibility-focused engineers, specialists and organization</span><span data-contrast="auto">s.</span><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Here’s a glimpse&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">at</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">five&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">features</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;highlighted during</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;this year’s Ability Summit</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;and accessibility product exposition</span><span data-contrast="auto">.</span><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><b><span data-contrast="none">Set&nbsp;</span></b><b><span data-contrast="none">your</span></b><b><span data-contrast="none">&nbsp;visual tone</span></b><br /><span data-contrast="auto">Your screen should fit your vision needs, including color, light</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;and filter optimizations. Whether you prefer bright, vivid&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">screens&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">for designing and gaming, or you rely on low</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">light&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">or&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">high contrast for better visibility,&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">you can easily</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;set your default tones and color filters across devices and applications.&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><b><span data-contrast="none">Go screen-free with narration</span></b><br /><span data-contrast="auto">If&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">you don’t use</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;a screen — or if you’re multitasking — Narrator</span><span data-contrast="auto">, buil</span><span data-contrast="auto">t</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;into Windows 10,</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;can read pages out loud, describe images</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;and link users to content via a Braille keyboard. Office 365&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">is</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;designed to work seamlessly with&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">Narrator and other&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">screen readers</span><span data-contrast="auto">. And</span><span data-contrast="auto"> apps like <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ai/seeing-ai">Seeing AI</a> and Microsoft Soundscape&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">go a step further,&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">narrat</span><span data-contrast="auto">ing</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;the world around&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">people&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">who are blind</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">or</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;low vision</span><span data-contrast="auto">.</span><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-7339" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/5-accessibility-features-that-empower-everyone.jpg" alt="a woman uses an accessibility device"></p>
<p><b><span data-contrast="none">Navigate with&nbsp;</span></b><b><span data-contrast="none">AI-powered apps</span></b><br /><span data-contrast="auto">Microsoft 365 makes it easier to&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">steer around your screen</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;with the keyboard shortcuts, voice commands</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;and eye control built into Windows 10. You can also quickly find&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">the documents and people you need using the&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">Microsoft Search bar</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">in Windows 10 and Office 365 applications.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">And through Microsoft’s&nbsp;</span><a href="https://news.microsoft.com/transform/?p=29415"><span data-contrast="none">newly announced partnership with Moovit&nbsp;</span></a><span data-contrast="auto">—</span><span data-contrast="auto">a&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">popular transit app — navigating the&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">physical world will get easier, too. D</span><span data-contrast="auto">evelopers who use Azure Maps will gain access to the app’s trip planner and transit data, including wheelchair-friendly routes</span><span data-contrast="auto">. With this information,&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">they can build&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">innovative, accessible tools to help people of all abilities travel more easily and safely.</span></p>
<p><b><span data-contrast="none">Enhance comprehension and learning</span></b><br /><span data-contrast="auto">Microsoft&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">365</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">help</span><span data-contrast="auto">s</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;people&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">of varying</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">hearing</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;and language</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">needs&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">with auto-generated subtitles</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;and</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;captions&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">for&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">videos and presentations</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;built into PowerPoint and Stream</span><span data-contrast="auto">.&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">A</span><span data-contrast="auto">uto-generated transcripts provide&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">comprehensive notes&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">of meetings&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">to enhance everyone’s team experience, productivity</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;and collaboration</span><span data-contrast="auto">.&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">I</span><span data-contrast="auto">ncreased spacing between lines and letters;</span><span data-contrast="auto"> word suggestions that appear while typing</span><span data-contrast="auto">;</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;and reader support that breaks up tricky parts of speech</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;are&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">feature</span><span data-contrast="auto">s&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">developed for people with dyslexia&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">but&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">can help anyone</span><span data-contrast="auto">.&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><b><span data-contrast="none">Find&nbsp;</span></b><b><span data-contrast="none">your&nbsp;</span></b><b><span data-contrast="none">focus</span></b><br /><span data-contrast="auto">We’re all distracted sometimes, but for those who regularly struggle to concentrate, features like Focus Assist and Reading View are designed to help keep us on task. </span><span data-contrast="auto">Clear distracting content from web pages; block unwanted alerts and notifications; and breeze through your to-do list by keeping track of projects and deadlines across synced applications.&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-props="{">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><i><span data-contrast="auto">For more on accessibility initiatives at Microsoft, follow <a href="https://twitter.com/MSFTIssues">@MSFTIssues</a> on Twitter.</span></i></p>
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