Universal Design Icon Accessibility Options in Windows NT


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Display

High Contrast

Set the screen display to a higher than normal contrast. Choose black on white, white on black, or custom display. When using a custom format, you can change the display colors and text sizes either by selecting from a number of saved formats, or by creating your own.

Desktop Appearance

Change the colors, sizes, and spacing of windows, menus, icons, etc. Choose from a variety of previously saved appearances or create your own.

Mouse Pointer

Select from a variety of mouse pointers in different colors, sizes, and shapes.


Keyboard

Filter Keys

Set the minimum time needed to hold a key press before it is registered. Change the minimum amount of time needed between identical key presses. Remove keyboard repeat. Change the amount of time needed to hold a key press before the letter begins repeating, and the rate of repetition when the key is held down.

Repeat Rate

Change the amount of time needed to hold a key press before the letter begins repeating, and the rate of repetition when the key is held down.

Sticky Keys

Set the keyboard so that you can press multiple keys (such as Alt, Ctrl, or Shift plus a letter) one key at a time instead of all at once.

Toggle Keys

Hear a tone when you press Caps Lock, Num Lock, or Scroll Lock.

Mouse Keys

Use the numeric keypad instead of the mouse. Set pointer speed and acceleration.


Mouse

Mouse Keys

Use the numeric keypad instead of the mouse. Set pointer speed and acceleration.

Step Savers

Bring mouse pointer automatically to active button. Use a single click instead of a double click. Activate windows by pointing the mouse at the title bar. Slow down pointer over menus, buttons, and other controls.

Mouse Speed

Adjust pointer and double-click speed.

Mouse Pointer

Select from a variety of mouse pointers in different colors, sizes, and shapes.


Sound

Sound Sentry

Windows generates visual warnings when your computer makes a sound.

ShowSounds

Programs display captions for any speech or sounds they make.

Customizable Sound Schemes

Adjust the sounds as well as volume associated with various onscreen events to make them easier to distinguish.


Communication

Chat

Hold a "conversation" with up to eight people by typing on networked computers.


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