Making Windows Work for You

Making Windows Work for You : 

Making Windows Work for You How to set up your computer for your disability

Accessing your Control Panel : 

Accessing your Control Panel Click on your Windows Start Button and select Control Panel

Accessibility Options : 

Accessibility Options The first icon will be “Accessibility Options”, double click it to open it.

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If you need help setting up your computer for visual disabilities, just continue the presentation. If you need help setting up your computer for hearing disabilities, click here or continue the presentation. If you need help setting up your computer for physical disabilities, click here or continue the presentation.

Help for Students with Visual Disabilities : 

Help for Students with Visual Disabilities Under the “Keyboard” tab, ToggleKeys will create an audio tone when using Caps Lock, Num Lock, or Scroll Lock. This feedback may help when keyboarding.

Help for Students with Visual Disabilities : 

Help for Students with Visual Disabilities The “Display” Tab has two areas. Using the “High Contrast” setting may make text easier to read on the screen. “Cursor Options” will make it easier to track the cursor when keyboarding by making it wider and blink less.

Help for Students with Visual Disabilities : 

Another option is to right click the background until you get this menu. Then left click on “Properties” Help for Students with Visual Disabilities

Help for Students with Visual Disabilities : 

Under the “Settings” tab, you can reduce the screen resolution, which will make everything larger on screen. “Less” is larger on screen. Help for Students with Visual Disabilities

Help for Students with Visual Disabilities : 

Help for Students with Visual Disabilities You can adjust the zoom in most programs in the lower right hand corner. This may make things much easier to see.

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Two other options Start Programs  Accessories  Accessibility Magnifier This program creates a floating magnifying glass that can be used over any part of the screen. Narrator This program narrates the text in a window. It may not work well with all programs. Help for Students with Visual Disabilities

Help for Students with Hearing Disabilities : 

Help for Students with Hearing Disabilities SoundSentry creates a visual whenever the Windows system makes a sound to alert the user. ShowSounds tells the programs to display captions for speech and sounds. It may not work with all programs. Open the “Sound” Tab.

Help for Students with Physical Disabilities : 

Help for Students with Physical Disabilities If controlling the mouse is difficult, you can use the arrow keys instead by going to the “Mouse” Tab and selecting “MouseKeys” Open the “Mouse” tab

Help for Students with Physical Disabilities : 

Open the “Keyboard” tab. StickyKeys allows you to use one digit to use the Shift, Control or Alt keys. FilterKeys allows for disregarding accidental keystrokes. ToggleKeys lets you hear a tone if you press Caps, Num or Scroll Lock to help you be aware of accidentally hitting the keys. Help for Students with Physical Disabilities

Help for Students with Physical Disabilities : 

If controlling the mouse is easier than using the keyboard, the On-Screen Keyboard can be accessed by following these steps. Start  Programs  Accessories  Accessibility  On Screen Keyboard Help for Students with Physical Disabilities

Help for Students with Physical Disabilities : 

Help for Students with Physical Disabilities If you use a different device for your keyboard and mouse, then use the “SerialKeys” section under the “General” tab to set up your device.