Microsoft Accessibility Feedback
Welcome to Microsoft’s Accessibility Feedback forum. We are very interested in learning more about what products, features, and tools will delight our customers. Please share your ideas with us and remember to vote for ideas posted by others that you also think are great.
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Accessibility concern - myapps
We are being forced to upgrade to a new version of "myapps". There are several A/AA WCAG errors that do not exist in the current version. Please advise when we may expect that the A & AA issues will be resolved as this is a legal requirement for our institution.
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Microsoft Teams Display
I work in a health care clinic and we are offering a lot of appointments virtually now. We recent patient who hearing impaired and required a sign language interpreter and Microsoft Teams ended up being a huge barrier for the appointment, simply because we weren't able to see all call participants at the same time (the way you would in Zoom, for example). The patient could not consistently see the interpreter. I am wondering if there is a solution being developed for this?
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Microsoft assisted tool for Schizophrenia mainly
Microsoft accesbility with Shizophrenia, unspecified anxiety, and tardive dyskinesia. I also have some cholestoral and working on fixing that. Any software and programs and that can help people with mental illnesses live a better life.
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Hotmail Account Recovery Process is Unreasonable
My hotmail account, all the sudden, was blocked by Microsoft on May 22.
I was told that there were unusual activities being detected in my account and I was asked to complete an account recovery process which includes a verification procedures. During the verification procedures, I was able to answer my first security question and provided email addresses and subject line of emails that I sent before my account was blocked. However, the system came back and said they still could not verify my identity. Hence, I was not able to access my hotmail account.
It is so frustrating that…
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Include sound icons when there are vital system messages
Is it possible to include a 'sound icon' when there is an important system message? I am visually impaired and the other day a M/S security download failed. I did not see the icon except a family member who was with me did 😀. I am a participant in the Microsoft Community platform and one of your colleagues suggested I provide this feedback.
I am concerned that I could miss a vital message requiring action be me. Is it possible that this suggestion could be considered for a future release? Many thanks.
I use Narrator a lot - great help…
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Issues when using Teams Meeting
The issues:
1. JAWS doesn't read the live captioning text that appears. This would be useful for a deafblind person, who uses JAWS with the refreshable Braille display.
2. There is no way to copy and save the captioning for read out later. I also tried with NVDA screen reader, and it also doesn’t read out the live caption text.- The live captioning feature does not identify who is currently speaking. Similarly, when people are speaking, JAWS doesn't identify the speaker. You also cannot tab into the speaker’s window (For the visual user, when people speak, Teams highlights a window…
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Windows - highlighting text on screen
Windows - highlighting text on screen. Does Windows currently offer an accessibility tool to enable highlighting text on screen while reading? This is particularly helpful for some people with ADHD, Dyslexia or other learning challenges. --- If so, are there varying highlighter-colours available?
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Hong Kong hotline representative was rude
I called Hong Kong Office accessibility support hotline 30173370, the representative was rude that he cut the line after hearing I said I need to talk to a Microsoft agent to resolve an issue
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Zoomtext and Teams
Hi. I am a user of Zoomtext (latest version). I have always an issue when I write a message with Microsoft Teams. My Zoomtext stop to work. When I try to user the webapp of MIcrosoft Teams (for example with Chrome), there is less issue (but still issue).
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I want to thank all the service personal for wonderful jobs that they do for the disabled people that need the help ! you are amazing !
you are an amazing group of people ! I thank you for all that you do!!!
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My General/Overall opinion of the Accessabilty Desk is that it is worthy of its weight in Gold or other precious metal. The Techs are :)
Spell Check needs another serious look. Fairly simple Words are overlooked as OK especially in Outlook.
The evidence shows when I submit an error to myself and then submit out to others, Spell Check may then catch some errors. So, the first scan fails and the second scan of the same document catches ONLY some additional errors but, NOT ALL.
Spell Check does Not check errors in the Signature text.
Signatures apparently are NOT Sync'd across machines on a network? Or, How to?
Contacts are NOT Sync'd to Cell Phone (Android) Device? Or, How to?
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Ok so I was thinking that you guys should make it where you can see if a person is active on yammer like on skype ya know?
this is for yammer there was no catergorie for this
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ONLINE Office 365 template in Word with 24 point Calibri Font. There no ability to change the default document setting In word online
ONLINE Office 365 template in Word with 24 point Calibri Font. There no ability to change the default document setting In word online
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Microsoft Office 365 videos on YouTube
We are so thankful for all that Microsoft is doing to make accessibility at the forefront of all of your products! They are amazing. We have noticed, however, that your videos are not able to be followed by folks who are blind because there is little to no spoken word. Because I present on best practices in teaching and using your technology around our university campus, I feel I cannot incorporate your videos into those presentations because they go against the principles of inclusive design. Could you please look into these? I like your videos because they are short and…
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voiceover
I would like to have a webinnar on using office word and excell using voiceover on the mac. A true funtional session. For example creating a word document; creating headings and lists; navigating the document and saving it. For Excell creating and using column and row headings and having voiceover read the headings while navigating the spreadsheet. Creating formulas and other basic spreadsheet activities.
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How are we expected to use MS products if everything is going to icon based tools?
Microsoft has moved to a icon/picture based tool system that is like Chinese to many of us. Why can't we have text discriptions under the icons? I learned to read when I was 4 so I could stop looking at pictures. Now, my damaged brain does not interpret pictures. What is that icon that looks like an old school building? What are 3 horizontal bars? What is the circle with a line off the side? Is it the symbol for No gender? Can I get rid of the styles box? It is distracting my eyes as I look for the…
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Ho un problema
Salve, vorrei sapere perché il mio account microsoft non si collega alla play per poter usufruire le nuove funzionalità di minecraft
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Microsoft Translator
I have just been introduced to Microsoft Translator. It would be amazing if it had the capability to speak the translation of the photo. From what I can see online and in playing with the app on my phone, it only translates it.
This could be helpful for people who are not literate in their native language, have print disabilities, or who have low or no vision.
If I have missed this capability, please direct me to how to do this.3 votes
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