Welcome to the Microsoft Accessibility blog! This is a central blog all about accessible technology from the Microsoft community of people passionate about accessibility. Various people will blog here on topics such as the end-user experience, the developer experience and the underlying technologies that enable accessibility.

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• Invitation to participate in Microsoft online survey of computer users who have low vision

  Hi. I am working on a research project to understand how people optimize their computer to make it easier to see. We just kicked off an online survey and are recruiting people who have vision impairments. So, if you have low vision or color blindness, Read More... Posted Friday, October 30, 2009 9:12 PM by AnnuskaP | 0 Comments Filed under: low vision

• More awareness and recognition of assistive technology

  WebAnywhere did indeed win a Mellon Award for Technology Collaboration! Congratulations! You can read about the awards at: http://matc.mellon.org/press-release . Read More... Posted Thursday, December 11, 2008 8:58 PM by AnnuskaP | 0 Comments Filed under: screenreader, Web Accessibility, academic research, Imagine Cup 2008, cognitive, blind, low vision

• Imagine Cup Accessibility winner, WebAnywhere, up for today's Mellow Award

  Jeff Bigham and Professor Richard Ladner , from University of Washington, are in D.C. today for the 2008 Mellon Awards Ceremony . Their project, WebAnywhere , is nominated for an award, which celebrates technology collaboration in higher education, especially Read More... Posted Monday, December 08, 2008 5:04 PM by AnnuskaP | 1 Comments Filed under: screenreader, Web Accessibility, academic research, Imagine Cup 2008, cognitive, blind, low vision