Chapter 10. Making Computers Accessible

Microsoft goes further than most companies to make its software easy to use for people with vision, hearing, and physical impairments. Think back to Windows 95, when it was one of the few operating systems to provide features such as high-contrast color schemes. They document each software product's accessibility features in their print and online documentation. They also fund research into making computers easy for everyone to use, including people with vision, hearing, and physical impairments.

Windows 2000 Professional is the fruit of Microsoft's labors. The operating system has the best of Windows 98's accessibility features, rectifies specific problems with them, and expands them. It provides varieties ...

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