The Microsoft Accessibility Update provides information about accessibility including accessibility options in Microsoft products. This newsletter is sent via e-mail to subscribers in the first week of the month and is also published on the Microsoft Accessibility Web site.

Inclusive Innovation Showroom Opens to Demonstrate Accessibility

A new Inclusive Innovation Showroom, designed to demonstrate how accessibility features in Microsoft products and assistive technology solutions developed by Microsoft partners can make it easier for anyone to see, hear, and use a computer at work or at home, has opened on the Microsoft Redmond, Wash. campus.

The Showroom uses real-world scenarios to illustrate how people of all abilities—including those with vision, mobility, learning, and hearing impairments—can use accessible and assistive technology to customize their computing experience according to their own preferences and needs.
Learn more about the Inclusive Innovation Showroom
Read this Microsoft news release

DAISY and Microsoft Office Word

Chris Capossela, Senior Vice President of Product Management for the Microsoft Office System, talks about DAISY, a technology that promises to revolutionize the reading experience for people who have print disabilities like blindness or dyslexia. Read this Accessibility Advocate column.

Quick Tips: Quickly Print Using a Keyboard Shortcut

In Windows Vista and Windows XP, you can quickly print a document using the keyboard shortcut CTRL+P. When the Print dialog box opens, if options are correct, just press ENTER to begin printing.

Find more keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft products