Adjusting Microsoft products for people with accessibility needs

Published : April 8, 2005 | Updated : August 17, 2005

Accessibility options and features are built into many Microsoft products. Accessibility options and features are useful for individuals who have difficulty typing or using a mouse, are blind or have low vision, or who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.

Accessibility options

Accessibility features are installed on your computer by default. You can quickly select the options you want by using the Accessibility Wizard or you can enable them in Control Panel. The options allow you to adjust your keyboard, to set colors and fonts for easier reading, to control the mouse pointer with the numeric keypad, and to set visual and sound warnings. Some additional features are available through Accessories.

For full documentation on the accessibility features available in your edition of Windows Server 2003, see Help, or view the Windows Deployment and Resource Kits documentation on the Web at https://www.microsoft.com/reskit.

Free step-by-step tutorials

Microsoft offers a series of step-by-step tutorials to help you learn how to adjust the accessibility options and settings on your computer. The tutorials provide detailed information about how to adjust options, features, and settings to meet accessibility needs. This information is presented in a side-by-side format so that you can see at a glance how to use the mouse, the keyboard, or a combination of both.

See Step by Step Tutorials on the Microsoft Accessibility Web site.