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Accessibility in Office 365—progress in 2015 and plans for 2016 – Office Blogs

Our goals are to ensure that: People with disabilities can communicate, consume and create content on any device. Everyone can easily create content that is accessible for all people. We have a strong track record of compliance with accessibility standards for our productivity applications on PCs and for our communication applications, including Section 508 ProcurementContinue reading “Accessibility in Office 365—progress in 2015 and plans for 2016 – Office Blogs”

Creating incentives for digital inclusion: Microsoft announces support for G3ict charter for accessible technology – Microsoft on the Issues

[In December, 2015], Microsoft announced our support for the newly announced Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies (G3ict) charter, Promoting Global Digital Inclusion through ICT Procurement Policies & Accessibility Standards. The charter calls on governments worldwide to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities by demanding only accessible technology from their suppliers. We areContinue reading “Creating incentives for digital inclusion: Microsoft announces support for G3ict charter for accessible technology – Microsoft on the Issues”

Microsoft, American Council of the Blind partner to advance accessibility | News Center

REDMOND, Wash and ARLINGTON, Va – Dec. 17, 2015 – Microsoft Corp. and the American Council of the Blind (ACB) on Thursday announced they will partner on efforts to advance the accessibility of information technologies. Through the partnership, the ACB and Microsoft will work together to enable planned updates to various Microsoft products to betterContinue reading “Microsoft, American Council of the Blind partner to advance accessibility | News Center”

Accessibility: Towards a more inclusive web with Microsoft Edge and Windows 10

Windows has used the Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) API since Windows 98 to express buttons, menus, text, and other on-screen content to assistive technology. Assistive technology vendors have used the MSAA API (along with other app-specific APIs like the DOM in IE, the Office Object Model in Office, and even scraping video drivers) to makeContinue reading “Accessibility: Towards a more inclusive web with Microsoft Edge and Windows 10”

Microsoft Careers: Sr Accessibility Product Mgr

Sr Accessibility Product Mgr The Microsoft.com User Experience team has an immediate opening for a Senior Product Manager to help drive Accessibility across Microsoft.com Marketing experiences. Are you passionate and have empathy for the experience on the web for customers with disabilities?   Are you a mature, technical, experienced professional capable of leading initiatives toContinue reading “Microsoft Careers: Sr Accessibility Product Mgr”

Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo And Others Push For Accessibility Development – ReadWrite

  ReadWrite Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo And Others Push For Accessibility Development ReadWrite As the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) approaches, a new group has formed to champion the cause of development for accessibility. Several educators and tech companies have joined forces in an effort dubbed Teaching … … (curated by Lifekludger) CompleteContinue reading “Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo And Others Push For Accessibility Development – ReadWrite”

Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo And Others Push For Accessibility Development – ReadWrite

For all their rhetoric and idealism about changing the world, consumer-facing technologies have largely failed at least one major set of users: people with disabilities, a segment that represents roughly 1 in 5 people in the U.S.As the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) approaches, a new group has formed to championContinue reading “Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo And Others Push For Accessibility Development – ReadWrite”