Windows 2000 Accessibility Tools
From: PC World - March 2000, page 130

To those with impaired vision, hearing, or mobility, a multimedia graphicsal
operating environment isn't necessarily a godsend. That's why Microsoft
includes accessibility tools (Select Start - Programs - Accessories -
Accessibility). Even if you have no impairment, you might find some of these
applets useful. Here are the highlights, but be sure to check even more
downloadable, robust tools at http://www.microsoft,com/enable.  

Magnifier: This tool, which was initially introduced in Windows 98,
repurposes the top sixth of the Windows screen so that it displays the area
around the mouse cursor, magnifying it anywhere from teo to nine times its
standard size. 

Windows Narrator: This text-to-speech engine explains where you are - whether
the focus is on the desktop, in a dialog box, or in an application. A
computer-generated voice reads out the text on buttons and menus; explains
what check boxes are checked, and provides the keyboard actions necessary to
close dialog boxes. To adjust the pitch and speed of the voice, just click
the Voice button. 

On-Screen Keyboard: For those who are unable to handle keyboards, Windows
2000 includes a customizable on-screen keyboard that you can type on using
either a mouse, a trackball, or a joystick. While operating it, you can enter
text in any running Windows application either by clicking letters, of for
those who experience difficulty clicking, by hovering over a letter for a
specified length of time (which is easy to configure in the dialog box under
Settings - Typing Mode). 

Utility Manager: To launch any of these three previously mentioned
applications, use the Ultility Manager (Select Start - Programs - Accessories
- Accessibility). As soon as the program launches, so does Narrator. But you
can configure any of the three tools to launch when either Windows or Utility
Manager starts. 

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