An Introduction to Accessibility Options in Windows XP
The Accessibilty Options in Windows are useful but are not always easy to find.
Here are some examples:
Mouse Keys to allow use of the numeric keypad as an alternative to the mouse
Keyboard – Sticky Keys: Press Shift then a letter to get a capital. It also works with Ctrl, Alt and Fn Keys.
Keyboard – Filter Keys – filter out repeated presses and reduce repeat delay and repeat rate for a user with a tremor
Mouse Keys to allow use of the numeric keypad as an alternative to the mouse
Mouse – Buttons – Change over a mouse for a left handed user
Mouse – Large Pointers and Pointer Trails for the Visually impaired
Mouse – Pointer Speed can slow down the mouse pointer for pupils with fine motor difficulties, or the user of an alternative input device.
On-screen keyboard allows the user to look at the screen all the time and avoid change of gaze from keyboard to screen. Letters are entered by clicking on the ‘keys’.
This is not the complete list.
Here is a link to a document that shows a presentation of these options on an RM CC3 network
educationict/ictsan/docs/accessibility_in_rm-explorer2.pdf
On a stand alone PC with Windows XP these items are found either in;
Settings -> Control Panel -> Accessibilty Options
or;
Programs -> Accessories -> Accessibilty
