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. |
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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
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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 are located as follows: |
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Program Files |
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Accessories |
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Accessibility |
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Select
'Accessories' > 'Accessibility'
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Select
Your 'Accessibility' Tool
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Please see the details below, or use the Quick Links, for more
information on the commonly included accessibility features. |
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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:
- Change
the magnification level
- Change
the size of the magnification window
- Change
the position of the magnification window on your desktop
- Invert
the screen colors
- Use
a high contrast setting
Magnifier also has a number of tracking options, including:
- Following
the mouse pointer as it moves on your screen
- Following
the keyboard focus which centers on the location of the
cursor
- Following
text editing
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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:
- In clicking
mode, you click the on-screen keys to type text.
- 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.
- 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:
- View
an enhanced keyboard that includes the numeric keypad,
or a standard keyboard without the numeric keypad.
- 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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the U.S. standard keyboard (101 keys), the universal keyboard
(102 keys), or a keyboard (106 keys) with additional Japanese
language characters.
- 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 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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can have new windows, menus, or shortcut menus read aloud
when they are displayed. - You
can have typed characters read aloud.
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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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CTRL+TAB
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Move forward through tabs.
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CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
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Move backward through tabs.
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TAB
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Move forward through options. |
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SHIFT+TAB
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Move backward through options. |
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ALT+Underlined
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Carry out the corresponding command or select the option.
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ENTER
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Carry out the command for the active option or button.
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SPACEBAR
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Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box.
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Arrow
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Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons.
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F1
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Display Help.
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F4
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Display the items in the active list. |
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BACKSPACE
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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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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. Discover Suffolk and Suffolk 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 website. Discover Suffolk and Suffolk County Council
does not warrant, recommend or guarantee any companies or software that are linked
to from this website. |
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