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Microsoft Accessibility Resources

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General Accessibility Resources:

Microsoft Disability Answer Desk

Disability Answer Desk is where customers with disabilities get support with Microsoft Office, Windows, and Xbox Accessibility. This includes product issues, accessibility questions, and use of assistive technology.

Microsoft Accessible Events Guide

This guide provides Microsoft’s recommendation and best practices for planning and executing an inclusive event. These recommendations are not hard and fast rules, but in Microsoft’s experience they have been proven to create a delightful, welcoming, and inclusive experience for people with and without disabilities. For more information, visit microsoft.com/accessibility.

Microsoft Office Accessibility Guides:

Office Accessibility Center – Resources for people with disabilities

On this page, find resources for people with disabilities and find out how to make your content accessible for all.

Microsoft Teams Accessibility Tips: Meet, chat, and collaborate inclusively with  Microsoft Teams

Meet, chat, and collaborate inclusively with Teams

Skype for Business Accessibility tips:  Make your Skype for Business meetings more accessible to people with disabilities

You can make all your meetings more accessible for people with disabilities, just by using Skype for Business and following these best practices. This topic gives you step-by-step instructions to make your meetings accessible to people with disabilities.

Microsoft Word: Make your Word documents accessible to people with disabilities

This topic gives you step-by-step instructions to make your Word documents accessible to people with disabilities. Word has many features built-in that help people with different abilities to read and author documents. Word also offers the Accessibility Checker that locates elements that might cause problems for people with disabilities. To learn more about how the Accessibility Checker works, see Rules for the Accessibility Checker.

Microsoft PowerPoint: Make your PowerPoint presentations accessible to people with disabilities

This topic gives you step-by-step instructions to make your PowerPoint presentations accessible to people with disabilities.  PowerPoint presentations tend to be highly visual, and people who are blind or have low vision can understand them more easily if you create your slides with accessibility in mind.

Microsoft Outlook: Make your Outlook email accessible to people with disabilities

People who are blind or have low vision can understand your emails more easily if you create them with accessibility in mind. This topic gives you step-by-step instructions to make your email messages accessible to people with disabilities.

Microsoft Excel: Make your Excel documents accessible to people with disabilities

This topic gives you step-by-step instructions to make your Excel spreadsheets accessible to people with disabilities. People who are blind or have low vision can understand your data more easily if you create your Excel workbooks and charts with accessibility in mind.