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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.
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
Quick Start to Create Accessible M365 Documents
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 365
To learn more about accessibility at Microsoft, visit microsoft.com/accessibility.
Articles
- Make your content accessible to everyone with the Accessibility Checker
- Use a screen reader with the Accessibility Checker
- How screen readers work with Microsoft Office
- Everything you need to know to write effective Alt text
- Microsoft Accessibility Blog - Making technology easier to see, hear and use!
Webinars
- Watch Narrator 101
- Transcript of Narrator 101
- Accessibility Learning Webinars brought to you by the Disability Answer Desk
Videos
| Learn about the Accessibility Checker |
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Community/Help
- Microsoft Disability Answer Desk
- Enterprise Disability Answer Desk (government, commercial, or enterprise users)
Windows 10
Article
- Windows accessibility help
- Windows keyboard shortcuts for accessibility
- Microsoft Surface Hub keyboard shortcuts
- Use touch with Windows
- Use the On-Screen Keyboard (OSK) to type
- Windows Speech Recognition commands
- Use voice recognition in Windows 10
- Use color filters in Windows 10
- Use text or visual alternative to sounds
- Change closed caption settings
- Windows Hello face authentication
- Get started with eye control in Windows 10
Webinars
- Watch Magnifier and Low Vision Features in Windows 10
- Transcript of Magnifier and Low Vision Features in Windows 10
Videos
| Use the On-Screen Keyboard (OSK) to type | |
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Community
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
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Teams
Articles
- Accessibility overview of Microsoft Teams
- Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Teams
- Basic tasks using a screen reader with Microsoft Teams
- Use a screen reader to explore and navigate Microsoft Teams
- Use a screen reader to chat in Microsoft Teams
- Use a screen reader to create and modify teams in Microsoft Teams
- Use a screen reader to search for a conversation, person, or file in Microsoft Teams
Word
Articles
- Introduction to using a screen reader in Word
- Basic tasks using a screen reader with Word
- Use a screen reader to save a document in Word
- Use a screen reader to explore and navigate Word
Templates
Videos
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Excel
Articles
- Make your Excel documents accessible to people with disabilities
Webinars
Templates
Videos
| Start with an accessible Excel template | Create more accessible tables in Excel | Create more accessible charts in Excel | ||
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PowerPoint
Webinars
- Watch Present more inclusively with Live Captions and Subtitles in PowerPoint
- Present more inclusively with PowerPoint
Videos
| Create more accessible slides | Improve image accessibility in PowerPoint | Use more accessible colors and styles in slides | ||
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Templates
Webinars
OneNote
Webinars
Outlook
Articles
- Improve email accessibility
- Improve image accessibility in email
- Add accessible tables and lists to email
Webinars
OneDrive
Articles
Webinars
Stream
Articles
- Accessibility support for Microsoft Stream
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