Microsoft Accessibility
Purpose
A Collection of resources for Microsoft practice building in with a focus on accessibility.
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Practice References
| Source | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft’s Inclusive Tech Lab | The Inclusive Tech Lab is a Microsoft space dedicated to inclusive modern life and education, accessible productivity, and gaming for people with disabilities. Our facility is for people with disabilities, not about people with disabilities. Crafted to be an expression of Microsoft’s commitment to the disability community. | … |
| Accessibility fundamentals | with more than 1 billion people with disabilities in the world, Microsoft believes accessibility and inclusion are essential to delivering on our mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. |
Innovation and Design References
| Source | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Inclusive Design | Inclusive Design is a methodology, born out of digital environments, that enables and draws on the full range of human diversity. Most importantly, this means including and learning from people with a range of perspectives. | Toolkits: - - Inclusive 101 - Inclusive Activities |
| #id24 | Inclusive Design 24 (#id24) is a free 24-hour online event for the global community. It celebrates inclusive design and shares knowledge and ideas from analogue to digital, from design to development, from planners to practitioners, and everything and everyone in between. | |
| Accessibility innovation toolkit | This toolkit aims to help organizations, like yours, start thinking about accessibility and create a framework for accessibility innovation. It includes practical tips, along with examples, case studies, and some of the datasets and research currently available. We want to share what we have learned so everyone can join us on the journey to build a more equitable and accessible future. | Microsoft |
Technical References
| Source | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility Conformance Reports | Microsoft is committed to developing technology that empowers everyone, including people with disabilities, and helps customers address global accessibility requirements. Microsoft Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACR) describe how our products and services support the recognized global accessibility standards of Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), and ETSI EN 301 549. | Microsoft |
| Accessibility support for enterprise customers | The enterprise Disability Answer Desk is a support resource for organizations that have questions about the accessibility of Microsoft products and product conformance with accessibility standards. | Microsoft Support |
| Microsoft Edge: Test accessibility using the Accessibility tab. | Test accessibility using the Accessibility tab | Microsoft Learn |
| Code samples for common accessibility issues in Windows apps. | Code samples | Microsoft Learn |
| Chat GPT on Accessibility | How ChatGPT can help your code be accessible. |