The Windows 10 Accessibility Handbook: Supporting Windows Users with Special Visual, Auditory, Motor,...

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Mike Halsey

The Windows 10 Accessibility Handbook

Supporting Windows Users with Special Visual, Auditory, Motor, and Cognitive Needs

Mike Halsey

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APress
28 December 2015

Personal computers; Microsoft Windows; User interface design & usability

Learn everything you need to know about making Windows 10 easier to use, see, hear, touch, or read, whether you are using it yourself, setting it up for another person, teaching others about ease of use at work or in the home, or working with a variety of people with specific needs in the community. What You'll Learn:

Manage accessibility in the Settings app, and make use of the Ease of Access Center

Make your keyboard and mouse easier to use

Make text and windows easier to read

Use text or visual alternatives for sounds

Use the narrator, and control it using touch and with the keyboard

Use Cortana as a smart PC assistant

Make use of Windows 10 shortcut keys, and touch and trackpad gestures

Use and train the handwriting recognition feature

Dictate or navigate using speech recognition

Who This Book Is For:< The audience for this book includes (but is not limited to) Windows users with special visual, auditory, motor, and cognitive needs, at home and in the workplace. It provides guidance for IT and management professionals who work with such users, as well as the community and statutory groups, organizations, colleges, universities, and government agencies that support them. It is also a guide for friends and family supporting elderly or disabled Windows users in the home, and for anyone else looking for advice on how to make their PC simpler, easier, more productive, and ultimately more enjoyable to use.

By: Mike Halsey
Imprint: APress
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Edition: 1st ed.
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 238g
ISBN: 9781484217320
ISBN 10: 1484217322
Pages: 133
Publication Date: 28 December 2015
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chapter 1: Introducing Accessibility in Windows 10.- Chapter 2: Identifying Your Needs.- Chapter 3: Using Windows 10 with a Visual Impairment.- Chapter 4: Using Windows 10 with a Hearing Impairment.- Chapter 5: Making the Keyboard and Mouse Easier to Use.- Chapter 6: Touch and Alternative Input Options.- Chapter 7: Windows 10 for Memory, Learning, or Other Cognitive Impairments.- Chapter 8: Managing Accessibility in Windows 10 Mobile.- Chapter 9: Windows 10 Usability Tips and Tricks.

Mike Halsey is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) awardee and the author of more than a dozen books on Microsoft Windows.