Accessibility Options

The Control Panel also has an Accessibility Options applet that enables you to customize the OS to better accommodate people with special needs. This is a great place to use your people skills. For example, for those who have a difficult time pressing two keys simultaneously (such as Ctrl+C), set the StickyKeys function. For people with no sight, consider Narrator. For Windows XP, open Narrator by going to Start > All Programs > Accessories > Narrator. For Windows Vista and Windows 7, click Start and type Narrator in the Search box. Couple that with speech recognition and you’ve created a powerful combination. For people with limited sight, check out high contrast in the Display Properties, large fonts in browsers, and Magnifier. Another option is an onscreen keyboard. It is slow and tedious, but slow is much faster than not accessible.