Downloads

Download information, research, tutorials, fact sheets, and more about accessibility in Microsoft products.

Fact Sheets

Get a quick overview of the accessibility features of these major Microsoft products:

[image: PDF document] Windows Vista (678 kb)
[image: Word document] Windows Vista (678 kb)
[image: Word document] Office 2007 (590 kb)
[image: PDF document] Internet Explorer 8 (372 kb)
[image: Word document] Windows XP (829 kb)
[image: Word document] Office 2003 (165 kb)
[image: Word document] Internet Explorer 7 (822 kb)
[image: Word document] Internet Explorer 6 (140 kb)

Tutorials

The following documents contain the complete set of step-by-step accessibility tutorials for each product:

[image: Word document] Windows 7 (2.0 mb)
[image: Word document] Windows Vista (3.4 mb)
[image: Word document] Windows XP (3.4 mb)
[image: Word document] Windows 2000 (688 kb)
[image: Word document] Windows Me (3.3 mb)
[image: Word document] Windows 98 (747 kb)
[image: Word document] Internet Explorer 8 (2.3 mb)
[image: Word document] Internet Explorer 6 (2.3 mb)
[image: Word document] Internet Explorer 5 (305 kb)
[image: Word document] Word 2002 (600 kb)
[image: Word document] Word 2000 (324 kb)
[image: Word document] Outlook 2002 (479 kb)
[image: Word document] Outlook 2000 (555 kb)

Read or print the tutorials individually

Educators

[image: Word document] Accessible Technology: A Guide for Educators (3mb)

Identifying the Right Assistive Technology

[image: PDF file] Assistive Technology Decision Tree (738kb)

Research Reports

Download full reports on important accessibility related research commissioned by Microsoft:

[image: Word document] The Wide Range of Abilities and Its Impact on Computer Technology
(618 kb)

[image: Word document] Accessible Technology in Computing—Examining Awareness, Use, and Future Potential
(620 kb)

Read the reports online at: Research About Accessibility