OS Tweaks

 

OS Tweaks Windows Vista Accessibility  Windows XP Accessibility  Video Introduction to Accessibility Features Apple Mac Accessibility Linux Accessibility

 

 

Within every operating system available there is the potential to make adjustments to suit personal needs 

 

Since the release of Windows95 there has always been an integrated set of accessibility features which you can configure through your "Control Panel".

You can configure how the computer interacts with you. For example; if you only have the use of one hand, using a keyboard would be difficult, due to the amount of options which require you to press 2 keys at the same time. By loading "Sticky-Keys", within the Windows Accessibility Features, the computer can be changed so that it works one keystroke at a time. Other useful features include the ability to slow down the repeat speed of the keyboard and how long you have to hold a key down for, before it is processed.

 

Information on the features within each version of windows and other platforms can be found below

 

Windows Vista Accessibility 

 

http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/windowsvista/default.aspx

 

The Microsft website has a huge amount of information on Vista accessibility

 

http://www.microsoft.com/enable/training/windowsvista/

 

Accessibility tutorials for windows Vista

 

 

Windows XP Accessibility 

 

• www.abilitynet.org.uk/myway is a really good start

 

• http://www.abilitynet.org.uk/athome_skillsheets will show you how to make adjustments to your computer settings

 

• www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility has a series of changes to make to the OS and web browser

 

• http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/windowsxp/default.aspx MS page on XP accessibility

 

 

Video Introduction to Accessibility Features

 

 

 

 

Apple Mac Accessibility

 

www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility has a series of changes to make to the OS and web browser

 

 

Linux Accessibility

 

www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility has a series of changes to make to the OS and web browser