Microsoft Accessibility Labs

Welcome to the Microsoft Accessibility Labs Community Portal, where you can keep up-to-date with news, events, and innovative ideas from the accessibility community. Check here to discover and download the latest accessibility-related technologies, tools, projects, and other resources for Microsoft products and platforms---and share your own.

Have a question? Contact accLabs or start a thread on the Microsoft Accessibility Labs forum!

What you'll find on the Accessibility Labs Community Portal:

  • Download the latest accessibility-related technologies, tools, and projects from the Project Gallery. Check out the Featured Project: HerbiWriter 2.0!
  • Upload your own accessibility-related projects to the MSDN Code Gallery.
  • Read what's on the minds of the our experts on the Microsoft Accessibility blog.

Download accessibility-related technologies, tools, and powertoys contributed by Microsoft and the community.

Upload your own project to the MSDN Code Gallery. Use the Upload New Resource section to share code, provide an overview, and host discussions about your code or resource.

Technologies
  • Accessibility Kit for Sharepoint: Provides templates, master pages, controls, and Web parts that enhance the accessibility of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 and Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) 3.0.
  • MultiMenu ASP.NET DHTMLMenu Web Control: Provides an N-level cascading menu WebControl that is accessibility- and Section 508-sensitive withToolTips, access keys, and skip links.
  • Office Ribbon Clicker: A sample that enables users to switch the Office Ribbon tabs programmatically.
Tools
  • UI Automation Verify (UIA Verify): Facilitates manual and automated testing of the Microsoft User Interface (UI) Automation Provider implementation of a control or application.
  • UI Accessibility Checker (AccChecker): Enables testers without prior experience in accessibility to easily discover problems with Microsoft Active Accessibility (MSAA) and other accessibility problems in User Interface (UI) implementations.
  • MSAAVerify: Verifies whether properties and methods off of the Active Accessibility IAccessible interface meet the guidelines specified in the MSAA documentation.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc285803(v=msdn.10)

Image of friendly dragon character that teaches students handwriting using Herbi Writer 2.0Herbi Writer 2.0 is an interactive program for students learning handwriting. The student watches a sample letter being written and then uses a stylus (or other input device) to write the letter. A friendly dragon character provides immediate feedback on whether the student's strokes correctly mimiced the sample letter. The intention is for the students to feel like they are playing a game, seeking positive feedback as their handwriting improves.

 

Microsoft Accessibility Blog

Catch up on the latest topics about accessibility.

News and Events

AccChecker 1.1 released

AccChecker 1.1 now runs on Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Update your copy for the latest fixes!