ADCET Webinar: Accessibility in Office 365 - Inclusive isn’t elusive
ADCET was delighted to welcome back Andrew Balzer from Microsoft for another engaging presentation. Learn how to make your Office 365 more accessible and inclusive in this 90-minute webinar. Andrew introduced and demonstrated Microsoft's AI Assistant Copilot, along with the simple and powerful tools that are built into the Microsoft Office suite, such as the Accessibility Checker and Learning Tools, to help you create and access content for everyone.
Andrew also covered how to create and access content for people with different abilities and preferences, using features like Be my eyes, Office Lens, and Ease of Access settings. Plus, he provided a wealth of resources so you can continue your own independent learning journey if desired.
Whether you are a student, a teacher, a professional, or a casual user, this webinar can help you get the most out of your Office 365 experience and empower you to communicate and collaborate with everyone.
Presenter
Andew Balzer is an Educational Success Manager at Microsoft, previous HSC teacher that now supports, NSW, VIC, ACT and TAS with utilising teaching and learning tools to enable every user to achieve more with technology.
Supplementary Resources
Andrew Balzer Contact Details
Email: Andrew.Balzer@microsoft.com
Twitter: Twitter.com/AlphaBalzer
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-balzer-0196a41b3
Copilot Microsoft AI
Disability Support
Disability Answer Desk - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/disability-answer-desk?activetab=contact-pivot%3aprimaryr8
Ask Microsoft Accessibility - https://adf-ask-accessibility-daeeafembaazdzfk.z01.azurefd.net
Accessibility help & learning - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility
Promoting independent learning
Microsoft Accessibility features - https://aka.ms/AccessibilitySway
Microsoft Learning Tools Availability
Learning Tools Flyer for PD - https://aka.ms/LearningToolsFlyer
Learn more about Windows 11 accessibility
Websites
Windows 11 accessibility homepage - https://www.microsoft.com/accessibility/windows
Accessibility support for Windows – https://aka.ms/Windows/AccessibilitySupport
Accessibility information for IT Professionals – https://aka.ms/AccessibilityAdminGuide-Windows
Dictate your documents in Word for the web - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dictate-your-documents-in-word-for-the-web-d59106af-81ee-4ec3-8350-571ed47bece2?ns=WDWAENDUSER&version=16
Blogs
New accessibility features coming to Windows 11 – https://aka.ms/Windows/A11yBlog05-2022
Making Windows 11 the most inclusively designed version of Windows yet – https://aka.ms/Windows/A11yBlog10-2021
Video
Designing an inclusive Windows 11 for a hybrid world - https://aka.ms/Windows/Accessibility-Ignite2021
Accessibility Learning Webinar Series
Accessibility Learning Webinars - https://sway.office.com/ofnj0y3PT7dnqb0Z?ref=Link
Watch completed webinars - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtSVUgxIo6KpRN7i2QKqRYlqkA0Z_q3WC
Do-it-yourself accessibility
Accessibility videos playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyhj1WZ29G65vdmV45qNlL6AjFjFIcvae
Accessibility At-A-Glance series
Accessibility At-A-Glance videos - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtSVUgxIo6KqBBGqNdPQG64f-hTs1YxFM
PDF Accessibility Training
PDF Accessibility Training videos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8EYDJ56c6k&list=PLtSVUgxIo6KrxMh-wNhSG7MuZ2gfPf7co
Office Accessibility
Office Accessibility Center - https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Office-Accessibility-Center-Resources-for-people-with-disabilities-ecab0fcf-d143-4fe8-a2ff-6cd596bddc6d
Accessibility capabilities in Office 365 - https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=845468
Accessible templates - https://support.office.com/en-us/article/get-accessible-templates-for-office-ca086caa-2bd2-4ac8-8c12-4cd495bd4d76
Office accessibility video training - https://support.office.com/en-us/article/accessibility-video-training-71572a1d-5656-4e01-8fce-53e35c3caaf4
Windows 10
Windows 10 accessibility help - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/hub/4339839/windows-accessibility-help?os=windows-10
Ease of Access features - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17180
Guide to Narrator - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/22798
Color filters - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4344736/windows-10-use-color-filters
Resources for low vision - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/27928
Closed caption settings - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/21055/windows-10-closed-caption-settings
AI for Accessibility
AI for Accessibility website - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ai/ai-for-accessibility
Accessibility Projects - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/ai/ai-for-accessibility-projects
Accessibility Playlist
Learning Tools: Accessibility Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiluTszfwwMIkfpExYsR4K9V8Rf2dPWkH
(March 2024)
ADCET is hosted by the University of Tasmania