Accessibility in the classroom

Technology can help make your educational environment more accessible to students, teachers, and staff with special needs.

Accessibility: A guide for educators

Download this teacher’s guide for accessibility in the classroom. Download now

Use this teacher's guide to help you support students using the accessibility features found in Microsoft technologies. This downloadable guide includes:

  • An overview of accessibility and its affect in the classroom
  • Definitions of impairment types and technology solutions for each
  • An assistive technology overview and decision tree
  • Links and references for more information

​Accessibility Features

You can make your computer easier and more comfortable to use by taking advantage of the many accessibility features built into Microsoft products:

The Windows operating system

Windows Internet Explorer

Microsoft Office

Assistive technology

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​More Information

Microsoft builds accessibility features into our products to help ensure that all students have access to technology—whether it is to see the screen more clearly or to have better control of the mouse. In addition, Microsoft provides a broad range of additional resources, including: