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Accessibility
Microsoft Ability Summit
Microsoft Ability Summit 2023 is a free digital event experience on March 8, 2023. Discover new accessible technology, learn from leaders with disabilities, and explore how accessibility empowers everyone within an organization, your community, and so much more.
Microsoft Ability Summit 2022, a YouTube link to all recorded sessions from the Microsoft Ability Summit, hosted virtually on May 10, 2022.
To learn more about accessibility at Microsoft, visit microsoft.com/accessibility.
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GC Resources
M365 Playbook Training Catalog
The M365 Playbook’s Adoption and Change Management discipline has a Training Catalog that contains M365 accessibility training.
M365 Playbook Technical Briefs
The M365 Playbook’s Technical Briefings tab contains reference material on:
Quick Start Guides
GC Accessibility Training and Events
To help promote upcoming accessibility activities organized by various Government of Canada departments that are open to public service employees.
Microsoft Accessibility Tools
- Accessibility tools for vision (Microsoft)
- Accessibility tools for hearing (Microsoft)
- Accessibility tools for neurodiversity (Microsoft)
- Accessibility tools for learning (Microsoft)
- Accessibility tools for mobility (Microsoft)
- Accessibility tools for mental health (Microsoft)
Microsoft 365
To learn more about accessibility at Microsoft, visit microsoft.com/accessibility.
Articles
- Use a screen reader with the Accessibility Checker (Microsoft)
- How screen readers work with Microsoft Office (Microsoft)
- Use a screen reader with Microsoft 365 apps (Microsoft)
- Make your content accessible in the Microsoft 365 apps (Microsoft)
- Screen reader support for the Microsoft 365 mobile app (Microsoft)
- Keyboard shortcuts for SmartArt graphics in Microsoft 365 for Windows (Microsoft)
- Set up your device to work with accessibility in Microsoft 365 (Microsoft)
- Use color and contrast for accessibility in Microsoft 365 (Microsoft)
- Everything you need to know to write effective alt text (Microsoft)
- Rules for the Accessibility Checker (Microsoft)
- Make your content accessible to everyone with the Accessibility Checker (Microsoft)
- Make your content accessible to everyone (Microsoft)
- Check accessibility while you work in Office apps (Microsoft)
- Create accessible PDFs (Microsoft)
- Accessibility at a Glance - Video Playlist (YouTube)
- Inspect files for accessibility issues - Video (Microsoft)
- Improve accessibility with the Accessibility Checker (Microsoft)
Webinars
- Watch Narrator 101
- Transcript of Narrator 101
- Accessibility Learning Webinars brought to you by the Disability Answer Desk
Videos
Community/Help
- Microsoft Disability Answer Desk
- Enterprise Disability Answer Desk (government, commercial, or enterprise users)
Windows
- Discover Windows accessibility features (Microsoft)
- Windows keyboard shortcuts for accessibility (Microsoft)
- Windows Speech Recognition commands (Microsoft)
- Use voice recognition in Windows (Microsoft)
- Use color filters in Windows (Microsoft)
- Use text or visual alternative to sounds (Microsoft)
- Change caption settings (Microsoft)
- Get started with eye control in Windows (Microsoft)
- Windows Hello face authentication (Microsoft)
- Touch gestures for Windows (Microsoft)
- Accessibility Learning Webinar Series: Magnifier and Low Vision Features in Windows 10 - Video (YouTube)
- Keyboard shortcuts for the File menu in Microsoft 365 for Windows (Microsoft)
Office 365
Articles
- How screen readers work with Microsoft Office
- Welcome to the new Standard keyboard layout for Narrator
- Set up your device to work with accessibility in Office 365
Webinars
Videos
Other References
- Ryerson's Guide on Accessible Documents
- Government of Canada Digital Accessibility Toolkit
- WebAIM: Microsoft Word - Creating Accessible Documents
- WebAIM: PowerPoint Accessibility
- AbilityNet: Creating Accessible Documents
- UK Gov: Publishing Accessible Documents
- Accessible Digital Documents and Websites
- uOttawa's Guide on Accessible Documents