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The Accessibility Word List


Microsoft Corporation

Updated June 10, 1999

Words in this list either describe physical disabilities or describe features in software programs that provide access to users with disabilities.


accelerator keys
access keys
accessibility concerns
accessibility features
accessible
accessing with keyboard
adjusting for improved visibility
adjustments for impaired motion or vision
ALT text
alternative input devices
appearance
Application key
assigning
assistive technology
AutoComplete
AutoCorrect
AutoFill
AutoText
beeps
   difficulty hearing
   turning off
   turning on
blind
blindness or low vision
changing size
click with the keyboard
cognitive impairments
color blind
color palette
colors
   adjusting for improved visibility
   used as visual cues, alternatives to
Control Panel
   adjustments for impaired motion or vision
cursor, adjusting for improved visibility
custom
custom shortcut keys
customize
customizing
deaf
deaf or hard-of-hearing
deafness
default buttons
dialog boxes
   default buttons
   default values
   navigating with TAB key
   navigating with SHIFT+TAB key
   ENTER key
difficulty hearing
disabilities
disability concerns
disabled
documentation
   in alternative formats
   online
dyslexia
enlarge
ENTER key
focus
fonts
   adjusting for improved visibility
   changing size
   colors
   for menus
   for toolbars
frequently-used text
handicapped
handicaps
hard-of-hearing
hearing impairments
high-contrast
hotkeys
image descriptions
impaired hearing, motion, sight, or vision
insertion point
   adjusting for improved visibility
key combinations
keyboard
   adjustments for impaired motion
   layouts for individuals with impaired motion
   shortcuts
keyboard combinations
keyboard navigation
keyboard shortcuts
keystroke shortcuts
keystrokes
large buttons
large fonts
large-print documentation
learning disabilities
low vision
magnify
menus, accessing with keyboard
mobility impairments
motion impairments
motor impairments
mouse
   adjustments for impaired motion or vision
navigating
navigation
   in dialog boxes
   in menus
   in toolbars
   with the keyboard
   with the mouse
online
pointer, adjusting for improved visibility
printing list of
reduced hearing, motion, or vision
right-click with the keyboard (Shift+F10)
scale
screen enlargement
scroll
seizure disorders
selection cursor
   adjusting for improved visibility
shortcut keys
   assigning
   for menus
   in dialog boxes
   for toolbars
   printing list of
shortcuts
sight impairments
sound
sounds
   difficulty hearing
   turning off
   turning on
speech
speech impairments
speech-to-text
text view
text-to-speech
toolbars
   accessing with keyboard
   customizing
vision impairments
visually impaired
voice input
Windows logo key
with the keyboard
with the mouse
word list, accessibility
word prediction
zoom

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