To celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Microsoft published a short recap of all the new accessibility features it added to its operating system during this year. Windows 11 ...

Microsoft will add an Accessibility Assistant to Microsoft 365, a boon for those who have trouble seeing, but also a feature you may see crop up while you’re writing in Word or designing PowerPoint ...

This special series focuses on important community issues, innovative solutions to societal challenges, and people and non-profit groups making an impact through technology. by Lisa Stiffler on Mar 8, ...

The latest accessibility assistant will instruct users on how to prevent and correct accessibility issues in real-time when creating content. Users will see a new person-shaped icon to flag the ...

Big Tech's efforts to improve accessibility are a work in progress. Microsoft, which has been around a lot longer than its counterparts, has been leveraging that experience in its bid to improve ...

Creating accessible Microsoft PowerPoint presentations is relatively easy once you know what is required. PowerPoint also has a real time accessibility checker that will alert you to errors and ...

Creating accessible Microsoft Word documents is relatively easy when you know what is required. Word also has a real time accessibility checker that alerts you to errors and provides accessibility ...

Microsoft’s Ability Summit conference has a rather humble origin story to tell. The Redmond-based tech titan is holding the thirteenth-annual affair this week, which is a big milestone. The event ...

Like its contemporaries Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google, Microsoft does their best to make their products inclusive and accessible to everyone. The company prioritizes accessibility in numerous ...

The tech world has a lot to offer those with disabilities, but it can be hard to get investors excited about the accessibility space. That’s why Microsoft’s AI for Accessibility grants are so welcome: ...