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Our accessibility approach

At Microsoft, we understand the power of technology, and that's why we continue to innovate, create, and design in a way that gives everyone the ability to achieve more.
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Bridging the Disability Divide

The ‘Disability Divide’ is the gap in societal inclusion for people with disabilities, including in education, employment, and access to technology. As the world begins recovering from the pandemic, we are committed to helping decrease the gap, starting with affordable and accessible technology.

Our Accessibility Evolution Model

To enable transformative change accessibility needs to be a priority. That’s why we have begun to manage it like a business and developed our Accessibility Evolution Model to track our progress.

Accessibility at Microsoft

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Hack culture

Each summer, Microsoft hosts global hackathons as a part of our annual one-week event. Since the first hackathon in 2014, we've formed "Ability Hacks" focused on solving unique challenges faced by people living with disabilities—150 hacks so far and counting.

Accessibility resources and training

We are sharing what we've learned about accessibility and disability inclusion. From creating accessible content, products, and experiences, to disability hiring and more—we have tips and training that will benefit everyone.
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Corporate Social Responsibility

We believe companies that can do more, should. Learn about our commitments to ensure the technology we create benefits everyone on the planet, as well as the planet itself.

Working with others to make progress

Microsoft engages with policymakers, people with disabilities, and subject-matter experts to improve disability inclusion and accessibility.

Image “JORD1809_WM-1” by Jordan Nicholson is courtesy of Disability:IN and licensed under CC BY-ND 4.0