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Web
Accessibility Tool Kit
This is a feature area of the website which provides
information on the ways to enhance accessibility. The following details also
highlight the features which are commonly 'built in' to the computer operating
system you are already using. Firstly, you may wish to change the size of the
on-screen text to make it more readable. |
Changing the text size
of your browser
Simply click on the
text or magnifying glass image to indicate the text size you prefer, and the
website's text will all change to that size. Please Note:
Changes made to text size will apply to all subsequent websites that you browse
to. To return to your previous sized text, simply close your Internet Explorer
Browser and re-open it. |
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Locating your
Accessibility Tool Kit
Within Microsoft
Windows™ Operating Systems, there are enhanced accessibility features
built in. You can adjust the appearance and behavior of Windows to enhance
accessibility for some vision-impaired, hearing-impaired, and mobility-impaired
users without requiring additional software or hardware.
The available options
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1). Choose:
Start >
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2.) Program Files >
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3.)
Accessories >
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4.) Then
your option >>
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Descriptions and more details
Please see the details below, or
use the following Quick Links, for more information on the commonly included
accessibility features.
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Magnifier
Magnifier is a display utility that makes the screen more readable for users
who have low vision. Magnifier creates a separate window that displays a
magnified portion of your screen. Magnifier is intended to provide a minimum
level of functionality for users with slight visual impairments. When using
Magnifier, you can:
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Change
the magnification level
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Change the
size of the magnification window
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Change the
position of the magnification window on your desktop
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Invert the
screen colors
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Use a high
contrast setting
Magnifier also has a number of
tracking options, including:
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Following
the mouse pointer as it moves on your screen
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Following
the keyboard focus which centers on the location of the cursor
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Following
text editing
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On-Screen Keyboard
On-Screen Keyboard is a utility that displays a virtual keyboard on your screen
and allows users with mobility impairments to type data using a pointing device
or joystick. On-Screen Keyboard is intended to provide a minimum level of
functionality for users with mobility impairments. It is also useful for users
who do not know how to type.
On-Screen Keyboard has three
typing modes you can use to type data:
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In
clicking mode, you click the on-screen keys to type text.
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In
scanning mode, On-Screen Keyboard continually scans the keyboard and highlights
areas where you can type keyboard characters by pressing a hot key or using a
switch-input device.
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In
hovering mode, you use a mouse or joystick to point to a key for a pre-defined
period of time, and the selected character is typed automatically.
In On-Screen Keyboard you can
also:
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View an
enhanced keyboard that includes the numeric keypad, or a standard keyboard
without the numeric keypad.
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Display
the keyboard with the keys in the standard layout, or in a block layout in
which the keys are arranged in rectangular blocks. Block layout is especially
useful in scanning mode.
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Display
the U.S. standard keyboard (101 keys), the universal keyboard (102 keys), or a
keyboard (106 keys) with additional Japanese language characters.
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Use Click
Sound to add an audible click when you select a key.
Use Always on Top to keep your keyboard displayed on your screen when you
switch programs or windows.
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Narrator
Narrator is a text-to-speech utility for users who are blind or have low
vision. Narrator reads what is displayed on your screen: the contents of the
active window, menu options, or the text you have typed.
Narrator is designed to work with
Notepad, Wordpad, Control Panel programs, Internet Explorer, Windows desktop,
and Windows setup. Because of the complexity and variation in operating systems
and page content, Narrator may not read words aloud correctly in all programs.
Narrator has a number of options
that allow you to customize the way screen elements are read.
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You can
have new windows, menus, or shortcut menus read aloud when they are displayed.
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You can
have typed characters read aloud.
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You can
have the mouse pointer follow the active item on the screen.
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You can
adjust the speed, volume, or pitch of the voice.
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Useful Keyboard
Shortcuts
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Press |
To |
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CTRL+TAB |
Move forward through tabs.
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CTRL+SHIFT+TAB |
Move backward through tabs.
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TAB |
Move forward through options. |
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SHIFT+TAB
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Move backward through options. |
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ALT+Underlined
letter |
Carry out the corresponding
command or select the option.
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ENTER |
Carry out the command
for the active option or button.
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SPACEBAR |
Select or clear the
check box if the active option is a check box.
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Arrow
keys |
Select a button if
the active option is a group of option buttons.
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F1 |
Display Help.
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F4 |
Display the items in
the active list. |
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BACKSPACE |
Open a folder one
level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box.
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Notes
Some keyboard shortcuts may not work if
StickyKeys is turned on in Accessibility Options.
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Disclaimer
Information given on this page is offered as advice only. You are responsible
for any and all changes made to your computer or Internet browser settings as a
result of reading this information. FOCUS and Northamptonshire County Council
does not accept responsibility or liability for any errors or malfuncitons that
may occur, and as such does not offer any technical support or guidance other
than that which is written on the webiste. FOCUS and Northamptonshire County
Council does not warrant, recommend or guarantee any companies or software that
are inked to from this webiste.
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