Default Accessibility Options
Available on Microsoft Windows 98SE
by Linda Blocker
To access these features (to meet vision, hearing, or mobility needs) in Microsoft Windows 98SE, go to:
Start / Settings / Control Panel / Accessibility Options /
then select various tabs on the Accessibility Properties dialog box.
Feature(MS Windows 98SE) / How it works / Use
Keyboard
StickyKeys / Use StickyKeys if you want to use Shift, Ctrl, or Alt key by pressing one key at a time. (shortcut = press the <Shift> key 5 times) / Useful for people who wish to type on the keyboard, using one key at a time.
Keyboard
FilterKeys / Use FilterKeys if you want Windows to ignore brief or repeated keystrokes, or to slow the repeat rate. / Helpful for older people or people who accidentally keep a key depressed too long.
Keyboard
ToggleKeys / Use ToggleKeys if you want to hear tones when pressing Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Scroll Lock. (shortcut = hold down <Num Lock> for five seconds) / Useful for people who accidentally press Caps Lock, or for ones who wish to lock the numbers or the scrolling features.
Sound
SoundSentry / Use SoundSentry if you want Windows to generate visual warnings when your system makes a sound. / Necessary, (in order to know that a window is changing) for computer users who have the sound turned off, or who cannot hear.
Sound
ShowSounds / Use ShowSounds to tell your programs to display captions for the speech and sounds they make. / Necessary for computer users who are deaf.
Display
High Contrast / Use this option if you want Windows to use colors and fonts designed for easy reading. Options can include extra large fonts. / Required by older persons or visually impaired computer users.
Mouse
MouseKeys / Use MouseKeys if you want to control the pointer with numeric keypad on your keyboard. Pointer speeds can be set. / Practical when the user likes to use precise controls for the pointer, rather than an irratic mouse.
General
Automatic reset / Automatically turns off accessibility features after idle for a set amount of minutes. / Handy for temporary use of accessibility features.
General
Notification / Give a warning message or make a sound when turning a feature on or off. / Helpful for people who want to know when an accessibility feature is being turned on or off.
General
SerialKey devices / SerialKey devices allow alternative hardware access to keyboard and mouse features. / Used by computer users who attach external accessibility devices to their computers.
accessibility features links:
Microsoft also helps software developers who are interested in building products for accessibility:
Accessibility Developer Center-
By following accessibility design practices and using Microsoft Active Accessibility, you can make technology products for your customers with accessibility needs.
Microsoft Active Accessibility (Accessibility Technical Articles)-
This overview describes how Microsoft Active Accessibility can help software developers make their programs more compatible with accessibility aids, and accessibility aid developers can make more reliable and robust aids.
Mac Apple link: