This post discusses ways to use the UIA ItemStatus property in your app’s UI to have some current status exposed by an element. The details included below reflect the behavior of the W… Read More
This post describes a recent update to an MSDN page where an inaccessible image of a table was replaced with an accessible table, and how a dev using the Narrator screen reader can now inter… Read More
This post discusses how your HTML UI can automatically support various UI Automation patterns, and how you can verify the results by using the Inspect SDK tool.
Introduction
The Narrat… Read More
This post describes the hazards of building custom UI, and how some of these hazards can be avoided by basing the custom UI on fully accessible standard controls. The sample results describe… Read More
This post describes how I use the Narrator screen reader in the Windows 10 Creators Update to help me identify mistakes in my Office 2016 e-mail and document content.
Introduction
For… Read More
This post describes some considerations around the design of calendar-related UI, such that the UI is efficiently accessible to everyone – regardless of how they interact with their de… Read More
Enabling technology access for people with different abilities and creating a more inclusive web is a part of our mission to empower everyone on the planet. While the interface and design of… Read More
This post augments the post Inserting and Getting Math Text in RichEdit by documenting the RichEdit options for ITextRange2::SetText2(options, bstr) and ITextRange2::GetText2(options, pbstr)… Read More
This post describes considerations around the accessibility of an app, including where the app is accessible by default, what important gaps in its accessibility need to be addressed, and ho… Read More
This post describes how a free tool to help people with low vision was made available at the Microsoft Store. In this case the tool was not built as a traditional Microsoft Store app, and so… Read More
This post discusses the importance of including the purpose of hyperlinks in the text shown on the link Itself. It also details specific challenges that can arise for customers using screen… Read More
This post starts a discussion on how a solitaire app can be played with a wide range of input and output methods, and invites feedback on how the app could be enhanced to provide a more effi… Read More
This post describes how you can leverage the Windows UI Automation (UIA) API to help your customers interact with text shown in an app.
Apology up-front: When I uploaded this post to the bl… Read More
This post reminds devs that unless the threading model being used in a UIA app is carefully considered, there's a very real risk that your customers will encounter severe delays when using t… Read More
Humans are innately visual by nature. We respond to and process visual data through pictorial charts or graphs better than poring over spreadsheets or reports. Tools like Microsoft Visio and… Read More
This post describes the approach taken when I recently investigated why the Narrator screen reader wasn't announcing a change in checked state of menu item UI in an in-development product… Read More
Today, we are happy to share an Early Access build for the .NET Framework 4.8. This includes an updated .NET 4.8 runtime as well as the .NET 4.8 Developer Pack (a a single package that bundl… Read More
Are you a Software Test Professional? If so, what test tool do you use? As most of people when they start in QA, you may have to become proficient with only one or two test tools because you… Read More
This article lists content describing how a demonstration game leveraged many accessibility-related features of Windows, and incorporated a variety of Azure Cognitive Services.
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Kuala Lumpur is one of the top 10 most visited cities in the world. It is the largest urban area and the centre of culture, commerce, and transportation in Malaysia. It also has seven impres… Read More