Accessibility Guide for Educators
Students with disabilities and learning style differences face unique challenges in learning and in life. Microsoft is dedicated to building accessibility into our products, and also providing accessibility resources for educators.
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Accessibility for Every Student
Educators today are integrating technology into the classroom in new ways and are looking for more ways to use technology as a tool to help students of all learning styles and abilities. At Microsoft, we embrace our role and responsibility in helping to ensure students of all abilities have opportunities to learn 21st century skills. Accessibility and personalization features in Microsoft products into our products, ensuring that all supports have the opportunity to enhance learning with personal technology
Accessibility and assistive technology products exist for:
- Vision impairments
- Learning impairments
- Mobility and dexterity impairments
- Hearing impairments, deafness and language impairments
Resources
Microsoft in Education: Accessibility Technology in the classroom
Microsoft's accessibility page for teachers. Includes the Accessibility teaching guide as well as a wide variety of additional resources, tutorials, demos, and more.
Accessibility: A guide for educators for Windows 7 and Windows Vista
Format: Word
Size: 6.8 MB
This guide provides information about accessibility and computer accessible technology to help educators worldwide ensure that all students, including students with disabilities, special needs, and learning style differences. This guide provides an overview of accessibility and its effect in the classroom and definitions of impairment types and accessibility features in Microsoft Windows, Office, Internet Explorer and more.
Accesibilidad: Guía para educadores para Windows 7 y Windows Vista
Format: Word
Size: 5.6 MB
Facilitando a los estudiantes la tecnología accesible que permita un aprendizaje personalizado.
Accessibility tutorials for Microsoft products
These step by step tutorials introduce you to some of the most commonly used accessibility features. The instructions show you how to use the mouse or keyboard to navigate, select options, and change settings. 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.
Accessibility in education workshop (PowerPoint deck)
Workshop from Microsoft to help teachers learn about accessibility technology options for students with disabilities and special needs who are using computers.
Microsoft Accessibility case study: Loudoun County Public Schools
The Assistive Technology Team for Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) uses Microsoft Office applications to help educators incorporate accessibility best practices into the curriculum.
Microsoft Accessibility case study: Abu Dhabi Center for Autism
Students with autism often have trouble communicating, making it challenging to interact with school peers and teachers. At the Abu Dhabi Center for Autism, part of Zayed Higher Organization for Humanitarian Care and Special Needs in the United Arab Emirates, students and teachers use an assistive technology device built on the Windows 7 operating system. This device helps students interact, communicate, and develop language skills so that they can integrate and function in society.
Case study: Kinect gaming in education helps students with disabilities
School uses gaming system to enrich learning for students with down syndrome.
Supporting all Students with Accessibility Tools
Format: Word
Size: 218 KB
Learn how to customize a computer and teaching materials to make them more accessible.
Windows 7 and Windows Vista Guide to Accessibility
Format: Word
Size: 6.8 MB