Community resources

All major devices have inbuilt accessibility features you can personalise to suit your needs. These features allow anyone to make the most of the accessible content and apps they are using. To learn more about the inbuilt features of your devices check out these links.

• Apple's accessibility features
• Google accessibility
• Microsoft's accessibility features and a11y updates
• Also see Jeanette Davies free book, iPad Tips and Tricks with a focus on accessibility.

Apple

• Apple inbuilt Literacy resources 
• Accessibility: Improve Reading Fluency​​​​​​​.

Microsoft

• Dictate in Office 365. Dictation lets you use speech-to-text to author content in Office with a microphone and reliable internet connection. You can use this feature to create documents, email messages, presentations and slide notes
• Listen to your Word documents with Read Aloud. (Easy on your eyes and great for proofing!)
• Use Immersive Reader for distraction-free personalised reading. It will improve your speed and comprehension. (Available in Word, OneNote, Teams, Outlook and much more)
• Accessibility features in Teams​​​​​​​​​​​​​​.

Google / Chromebook Accessibility

• Google accessibility
• G Suite user guide to accessibility​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
• Accessibility for Docs editors
• Use a screen reader on your computer
• Use a braille display with Docs editors
• Make your document or presentation more accessible.

Microsoft's step-by-step instructions 

• Word documents accessible
• PowerPoints accessible
• Excel documents accessible
• Outlook email accessible
• Writing effective alt text
• Create a form with Microsoft Forms
• Create a quiz with Microsoft Forms​​​​​​​.

Microsoft's 365 accessibility training

• Creating accessible documents in Word 7 videos in the series
• Creating accessible presentations in PowerPoints 5 videos in the series
• Creating accessible workbooks in Excel 3 videos in the series
• Creating accessible emails in Outlook 3 videos in the series
• Creating accessible forms in Microsoft Forms 3 videos in the series.

Community Sites

• AppleVis is a community-powered website for blind and low-vision users of Apple's range of Mac computers, the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, and Apple TV.

MacGyver /DIY

• Digital microscopes.