[nfbwatlk] {Disarmed} FW: Microsoft Accessibility Update, April 2011

Thu Apr 7 09:49:52 UTC 2011

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April 2011

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Accessibility enables people of all abilities to realize their full
potential. Microsoft creates technology that is accessible to everyone
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This Month's Features  

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website
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Accessibility
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76173764344675586e837100a693d21c22d835d9bd0dab1> guides for business and
government 
New accessibility guides provide information about accessible technology to
help organizations ensure that everyone has equal access to information and
services.	 
Accessibility
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9d846838d3679236e6bfd1ebbbfb8bc4db3cec0a1f89ac8> training tools for IT
professionals
Six training topics are now available on the MSDN website to help IT
professionals learn how to build accessible technology and improve the
accessibility of websites. 

Use
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9d9769ad604a0445d92501d0577d60b0553be7a9dc1d6e4> Office 2010 add-Ins to Add
Captions or Save as DAISY  
A new PowerPoint add-in makes it easy to add
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files in presentations. And, the Save as DAISY add-in for Word helps convert
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8c2352e9c7fda7ba5308bd8bca61b44fa30ec2070bfab81> files to an accessible
format.

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imaginecup_header_logo2Imagine Cup: Cast Your Vote by April 9th

Three accessibility projects are among the Imagine
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a109af9128ac21d61038126ada403f5c65937369ce9ede1> Cup USA 2011 finalists.
Including:

Transit
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32296f624ba2566385f121df5db25ebce02883e9e116865> Tracker, is a web and
mobile app for tracking modes of public transportation. A strong emphasis of
the project is to provide a non-invasive assistive technology tool for
transit users who are visually impaired. 

Note-Taker
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d2c76a7d7963aace127118612e199533e754d86b5d2b95f> , to help low-vision and
legally blind students take notes in their secondary and post-secondary
classrooms as quickly (and with the same ease) as their fully-sighted peers.

MachineHead
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14aafaf04e0c873f14391ba0c5cbf301f821f9062ff4b48> , an assistive technology
to help children with learning disabilities by converting any source of text
to an animation face who speaks the information. 

Choose your favorite and cast your vote for the People's
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c2dc4dd887e9d0b781d6a688abe6c973d21657d9848536d> Choice Awards between March
23-April 9 on Facebook.

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Tips and Tricks	

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Add-in for Microsoft PowerPoint (STAMP)
Add closed captions to video and audio files you include in your PowerPoint
presentations. If you work with captioned video and audio files that already
have Timed Text Markup (TTML) files associated with them, this add-in lets
you import them directly into your presentation.

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25c5c66200e881ff588274a295cbe3670f6c5e9c1ae59a1> Office logoUse the Save as
DAISY add-in for Word to convert files to an accessible format  
Use Microsoft Word to convert Open XML files to the Digital Accessible
Information System (DAISY) format so files are accessible for people with
print disabilities using talking books and compatible software.

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For Developers	

Accessibility training tools for IT professionals 
Six training topics are now available to help IT professionals learn how to
build accessible technology and improve accessibility of websites and
in-house technologies.

*	Download
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461a8cc9a9c75acd29d40633c8568f29b7b469e32f7d905> CD for Accessibility
Training Courses and Resource Materials 

*	Introduction
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5c2af6efba6337a9ca70f9b15297c9b8c98463e9086c3a4> to Accessibility 

*	General
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262a726dcdd5c42d10bbd38a0614963c0fa9ae6878bd6e6> Accessibility 

*	Windows
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*	WinForms
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*	Windows
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(WPF) Accessibility 

*	Silverlight
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345846c3c2d525f8588aa89d8abe4d3d827b7cc8495a5f5> Accessibility Developer
Resource Center pulls together content and resources on the development of
accessibility products and technologies. Bookmark the location and stay
connected to code samples, community sites, technical articles and
documentation, upcoming events, and more. 

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Accessibility Links 

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