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IT Accessibility Awareness

IT Accessibility Awareness. Fiona Syrett. Agenda. Ergonomics Help with seeing the screen Making the Keyboard easier to use Making the Mouse easier to use Where to find help. Ergonomics. http://www.ergoergo.info/workstation.html. Help with seeing the screen. Seeing the screen. Glasses

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IT Accessibility Awareness

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  1. IT Accessibility Awareness Fiona Syrett

  2. Agenda • Ergonomics • Help with seeing the screen • Making the Keyboard easier to use • Making the Mouse easier to use • Where to find help

  3. Ergonomics http://www.ergoergo.info/workstation.html

  4. Help with seeing the screen

  5. Seeing the screen • Glasses • Keep the screen clean • Move it to a position of less glare • Adjust lighting around monitor • Adjust the brightness and contrast • Keep it simple, reduce the clutter • Monitor size/screen resolution • People who are visually impaired will benefit from learning to touch type.

  6. Screen Resolution 800 x 600 1024 x 768

  7. System fonts (XP) XP – Control panel (or right click on Desktop) > Display

  8. Win7 Display settings

  9. Win7 Display settings Personalization > Windows Color > Advanced appearance settings

  10. System Fonts (Vista) Vista – Ease of Access Center (WinKey U) > Make the computer easier to see > Change the size of text and icons

  11. Mouse Pointers Control Panel > Mouse http://www.fxc.btinternet.co.uk/assistive.htm

  12. Pointer trails

  13. Ease of Access Center

  14. High contrast schemes XP – Control Panel > Accessibility Options Vista – Ease of Access Center > Set up High Contrast

  15. Vista & W7 – colour schemes

  16. Help with MS Office

  17. Help with MS Office Use Zoom feature in menu or Ctrl + scroll wheel (View tab in Office 2007) Fonts – Fonts – Fonts- fonts (all size 32) Double line spacing for easier reading And Ctrl 5 will give you one and a half line spacing. Increasing the spacing between lines can also help some people. In Word Ctrl 2 will give you double line spacing.

  18. Help with MS Office 07 Keyboard Shortcuts Press the Alt key and then press the appropriate shortcut key as shown.

  19. Seeing the Internet 150% 100% • Zoom – Ctrl +/- or Ctrl & scroll wheel • IE8 - Change text size in Page menu • F11 = whole screen

  20. Windows Magnifier XP – All programs > Accessories > Accessibility > Windows Magnifier Vista/Windows 7 – Ease of Access Centre (WinKey U) – Start Magnifier Windows 7 has 2 options - full screen magnification or a magnifying lens

  21. Help with using the Mouse

  22. Using the mouse Control Panel > Mouse Properties

  23. MouseKeys XP – Control Panel > Accessibility Options Vista & Win 7 – Ease of Access Centre > Make the keyboard easier to use

  24. Free Software Mouseketeer - http://www.fxc.btinternet.co.uk/assistive.htm Dwell Click - http://www.sensorysoftware.com/dwellclicker.html

  25. Other ideas

  26. Help with using the Keyboard

  27. Make the keyboardeasier to use (XP) Filter KeysThis feature can help people with tremors Sticky KeysThis feature will hold down or lock the SHIFT, CTRL, ALT keysCan help people typing with one hand or one finger. Also people who use “prodders” Control Panel > Accessibility Options

  28. Make the keyboardeasier to use (Vista & Win 7)

  29. Alternative Keyboards

  30. Voice Recognition • Vista & Win 7 – free • Dragon Naturally Speaking

  31. GD Accessibility Kit http://www.adapt-it.co.uk/products/accessibility-kit.asp

  32. Where to find help • Bulletin Board – Useful Links & Accessibility forum • Hardware/software suppliers e.g. www.keytools.co.uk • Charities eg AbilityNet, RNIB, RNID • IT Can Help • UCanDoIT • Online help with Windows, Linux & Mac: • My Computer My Way • http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/myway/ • My Web My Way • http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility

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