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Accessibility Tutorials / Windows XP

Using Utility Manager

Utility Manager enables users to check an accessibility program's status and start or stop an accessibility program. Users with administrator–level access can designate to have an accessibility program start when Utility Manager starts. Users can also start accessibility programs before logging on to the computer by pressing the Windows logo key [image: Windows logo key] + U at the Welcome screen.

The built-in accessibility programs available from the Utility Manager are Magnifier, Narrator, and On-Screen Keyboard. Narrator, a text–to–speech program, starts when Utility Manager opens. This gives users who are blind or have vision impairments immediate access to Utility Manager.

The accessibility tools in the Windows operating system are intended to provide a minimum level of functionality for users with special needs. Most users with disabilities will need utility programs with more advanced functionality for daily use.

Accessibility Tutorials for Using Utility Manager are:

• Open Utility Manager
• Start Accessibility Programs Automatically When You Log On
• Start Accessibility Programs Automatically When You Lock Your Computer Desktop
• Start Accessibility Programs When Utility Manager Starts
• Start or Stop Accessibility Programs Using Utility Manager