Microsoft Product Information Downloads
Download guides, fact sheets, tutorials, research projects and more information about accessibility
in Microsoft products.
Business and Government Organization Guides
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Accessibility: A Guide for Businesses and Organizations (5.2 MB)
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Accessibility: A Guide for Government Organizations (5.4 MB)
Education Guides
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This guide provides information on accessibility and how it impacts the classroom; types of impairments and disabilities; specific accessibility solutions; and, selecting assistive technology for students.
Windows 7 and Windows Vista
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Accessibility: A Guide for Educators (6.8 MB)
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Accesibilidad: Guía para educadores - Spanish (5.6 MB)
Windows XP
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Accessible Technology: A Guide for Educators - English (3.3 MB)
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Guia de Accesibilidad para Educadores - Spanish
(1.3 MB)
Curriculum and Training
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Accessibility: Curriculum Resources for Special Education in Windows 7 and Office 2010 (19.3 MB)
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Accessibility in Education Workshop (8.3 MB)
Fact Sheets
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Get a quick overview of the accessibility features of Microsoft products:
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Microsoft Accessibility (907 KB)
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Windows 8 (570 KB)
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Office 365 (1.3 MB)
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Office 2013 (1.3 MB)
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Windows 7 (751 KB)
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Office 2010 (2.6 MB)
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Internet Explorer 8 (519 KB)
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Windows Vista (667 KB)
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Office 2007 (578 KB)
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Windows XP (134 KB)
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Office 2003 (149 KB)
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Internet Explorer 7 (812 KB)
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Internet Explorer 6 (128 KB)
Tutorials
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The following documents contain the complete set of step-by-step accessibility tutorials
for each product:
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Windows 8
(4.8 MB)
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Windows 7
(1.6 MB)
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Windows
Vista (6.7 MB)
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Windows
XP (2.6 MB)
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Windows
2000 (551 KB)
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Internet
Explorer 8 (833 KB)
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Internet
Explorer 7 (953 KB)
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Internet
Explorer 6 (2.2 MB)
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Word
2002 (610 KB)
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Outlook
2002 (413 KB)
Read or print the tutorials individually
Identifying the Right Assistive Technology
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Assistive
Technology Decision Tree (738 KB)
Research Reports
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Download full reports on important accessibility related research commissioned by
Microsoft. And, find summaries of report contents at:
Research
About Accessibility
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The
Wide Range of Abilities and Its Impact on Computer Technology
(618 KB)
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Accessible
Technology in Computing—Examining Awareness, Use, and Future Potential
(620 KB)
Transition Guide
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A
Guide to Transitioning to Windows 7 for People with Disabilities (208
KB)
Permission to Reprint for Educational or Training Purposes:
These materials were designed to help train individuals on how to use accessibility
settings in Microsoft products. The Microsoft accessibility fact sheets, tutorials,
demos, videos, and other training materials may be used for non-profit educational
and training purposes only. These materials may be printed and duplicated when used
for educational or training purposes and not for resale. If you or your organization
wants to use these materials for any other purpose, you may
submit a request to and obtain written
permissions from Microsoft. Requests will be considered on a case-by-case
basis.