技术是所有人的工具，这就是为什么微软(Microsoft)在Windows 10中进行了多项重要改进，以帮助不同残障人士获得更好的体验。
Windows 10 中内置(features built into Windows 10)的大多数优先功能都基于用户的请求和反馈，因为公司力求让他们的产品易于访问，并且更易于所有人使用。
如果您遇到听力损失、视力不佳、行动不便和其他残疾等挑战，您可以访问所有这些酷炫的 Windows 10 辅助功能，看看它们是否能改善您或您认识的残疾人的用户体验。
旁白(Narrator)
对于盲人、色盲或视力低下的人，Windows 10 的讲述(Narrator)人可帮助他们在您键入时朗读文本(read the text as you type)、网站、通知、应用内内容和特定部分。
当您单击应用程序或新页面时，它还会播放音频提示，并读取按钮或控件的提示，这些提示将推动视觉挑战用户朝着正确的方向前进。
您可以通过转到Settings>Ease of Access>Narrator人，然后让您的计算机为您朗读。
在这里，您还可以自定义更多 Windows 10 辅助功能设置，例如旁白语音、朗读语音、音调等，以符合您的个人喜好。
放大镜(Magnifier)
此 Windows 10 辅助功能可帮助视力不佳或阅读屏幕有困难的任何人。您可以在“轻松(Ease)使用”功能(Access)列表中找到它，方法是转到Settings>Ease of Access>Magnifier。
可以使用其他设置来打开或关闭该工具、反转放大区域中的颜色以及指定要放大的内容。您还可以选择放大镜(Magnifier)是只跟随键盘或鼠标的选择，还是同时跟随两者。
启用后，您的屏幕上会出现一个放大镜，您可以通过单击 + 或 – 图标进行放大或缩小，或选择查看(View)以停靠、全屏或镜头模式运行应用程序。
高对比度(High Contrast)
有视觉障碍或色盲的人可以使用此功能来更改整体配色方案，以便更轻松地阅读文本、图像、图标和应用程序窗口。 屏幕上的项目(Items)也变得更加清晰和易于识别。
您可以通过Settings>Ease of Access>High Contrast从四个高对比度主题中进行选择。
选择主题(choose a theme)后，自定义颜色并针对文本、选定文本、超链接、禁用文本、按钮文本或背景进行修改，然后单击适用(Apply)于Windows以更新您的首选项。
隐藏式字幕(Closed Captions)
如果您难以阅读视频、电影或电视节目中的白色字幕(subtitles on a video)，尤其是在浅色背景下，您可以使用隐藏式字幕(Captions)功能来编辑任何字幕文本的颜色和背景。
转到Settings>Ease of Access>Closed Captions，然后根据自己的喜好更改设置。
您可以自定义的其他Windows 10辅助功能设置包括标题的透明度、大小、样式和效果，但仅限于八种颜色。(Windows 10)所做的每项更改都会在屏幕顶部显示更改的实时预览，并且您的设置将应用于支持的本地媒体播放器的字幕。
语音识别(Speech Recognition)
此应用程序可用于导航菜单、听写文档和上网。它会聆听您所说的话并将其翻译成屏幕上的动作。您可以通过打开Settings > Speech 并向下滚动到Dictate text 并仅使用您的声音来控制您的设备来(Dictate text and control your device using only your voice)启用它。
注意：(Note: )语音识别(Speech Recognition)仅支持英语(English)（美国、英国、加拿大(Canada)、澳大利亚(Australia)和印度(India)）、法语、德语、日语、普通话(Mandarin)（繁体(Traditional)中文和简体中文(Chinese Simplified)）和西班牙语(Spanish)。
您还可以使用听写(Dictation)来说话，而不是输入文本。或者，设置和使用(set up and use Cortana)带有语音识别功能的Cortana （Windows数字个人助理）来执行各种任务。(Windows)其中包括发送文本或电子邮件、将约会添加到您的日历、获取约会提醒、执行计算或为您搜索网络。
Cortana还可以为你提供有关当地天气、头条新闻、地图方向、交通状况、股市更新甚至你最喜欢的球队的体育更新的信息。
注意：(Note: )听写仅支持美国英语(U.S. English)，并且需要互联网连接。您可以使用Windows 语音识别(Windows Speech Recognition)以其他语言听写。也可以为 IT 托管系统上的商业计算机禁用Cortana 。
键盘(Keyboard)
这是Windows 10的亮点之一，因为它为残障人士或有特殊需求的人提供了多种自定义选项，使键盘使用起来更轻松、更舒适。键盘内有四个小工具，可帮助实现Windows 10的可访问性：
- 粘滞键(Sticky keys)可让您一次按住一个键，而不是多个键，用于键盘快捷键组合(keyboard shortcut combinations)，如CTRL+ALT+DELETE。它非常适合那些难以长时间保持手指灵活性的人。
- 过滤键(Filter keys)检查重复的击键(repeated keystrokes)，因此您不必每次都使用退格键来返回您所写的内容。如果您发现很难在键盘上管理您的手，这个工具会派上用场。
- 屏幕键盘(on-screen keyboard)允许您使用鼠标从屏幕上的图形键盘输入字符。
- 切换键(Toggle keys)通过在您每次按下Num Lock、Scroll Lock或Function Lock键时播放声音来帮助您了解Caps Lock是否已激活。(Caps Lock)
彩色滤光片(Color Filters)
对光敏感或色盲的人可以使用Windows 10中的(Windows 10)滤色器(Color Filters)功能来提高对比度(boost the contrast)，以便更容易看到屏幕上的内容。您还可以自定义屏幕的调色板以按颜色区分项目或完全摆脱它。
要启用滤色器，请单击Start>Settings>Ease of Access>Color Filters，然后将打开滤色器(Turn on Color Filters)开关切换到打开。
滤镜有反转、灰度、灰度反转、Protanopia、Deuteranopia和Tritanopia。
老鼠(Mouse)
如果您难以在屏幕上看到鼠标指针，您可以通过更改其大小和颜色使其更明显，并打开使其更易于使用的功能。
要更改指针的大小和颜色，请转到Settings>Ease of Access>Cursor & Pointer。
您可以不使用鼠标，而是打开鼠标键并将数字小键盘用作辅助鼠标(use the numeric keypad as a secondary mouse)，然后在屏幕上移动指针。
打开Settings>Ease of Access>Mouse>turn on Mouse keys并根据您的舒适度进行调整。
眼控(Eye Control)
这是微软(Microsoft)的一项相当新的功能，它使用眼动追踪软件来帮助残疾人通过用眼睛输入响应来进行交流。
要开始使用眼控(get started with eye control)，您需要兼容（受支持）的眼动追踪设备、Windows 10 Fall Creator's Update （版本 1709 或更高版本），以及通过单击(Update)Settings>Ease of Access>Eye Control来帮助您设置设备和更改眼控设置的人员>轻松访问>眼控。
Microsoft 使用此功能的成功案例之一是Otto Knoke，他是一位Power BI专家，他被诊断出患有肌萎缩侧索硬化症 ( ALS )。Knoke在Windows 10中发现了Eye Control，从那时起，他说这有助于他进行交流并提高工作效率。
结论(Conclusion)
Windows 10 轻松(Ease)访问(Access)非常有条理，但它的功能可能更有帮助。这就是为什么微软(Microsoft)在其他途径中创建了残疾人问答台(Disability Answer desk)来接收反馈，并通过电话和聊天提供技术帮助。
Windows 10 Accessibility Features For Disabled People
Technology is a tool for all, which is why Microsoft madе several vіtal improvements in Windows 10 to helр people with different disabilities have a better experiencе.
Most priority features built into Windows 10 are based around user requests and feedback as the company seeks to make their products accessible, and easier to use for everyone.
If you have challenges such as hearing loss, poor vision, limited dexterity, and other disabilities, you can access all of these cool Windows 10 accessibility features and see if they improve your user experience or that of a disabled person you know.
Narrator
For the blind, color blind, or those with low vision, Windows 10’s Narrator helps them read the text as you type, websites, notifications, in-app content, and specific portions out loud.
It also plays audio cues when you click into applications or new pages and reads off hints for buttons or controls that’ll nudge visually challenged users in the right direction.
You can access the Narrator by going to Settings>Ease of Access>Narrator, and get your computer to read to you.
Here, you can also customize more Windows 10 accessibility settings such as narrator voice, reading speech, pitch and more to match your personal preferences.
Magnifier
This Windows 10 accessibility feature helps anyone who has poor eyesight or difficulty reading their screen. You can find it in the Ease of Access features list, by going to Settings>Ease of Access>Magnifier.
Additional settings are available that allow you to turn the tool on or off, invert colors in the magnified area, and also designate what you want to be magnified. You can also choose whether the Magnifier should follow the selection of the keyboard or mouse only, or both at the same time.
When enabled, a magnifying glass will appear on your screen, and you can zoom in or out by clicking on the + or – icon, or select View to run the app in docked, full-screen, or lens mode.
High Contrast
People with visual impairment or colorblindness can use this feature to alter the overall color scheme so it’s easier to read text, images, icons and application windows. Items on the screen also become more distinct and easier to identify.
You can pick from four high contrast themes by going to Settings>Ease of Access>High Contrast.
Once you choose a theme, customize the colors, and modify them for text, selected text, hyperlinks, disabled text, button text, or background, and then click Apply for Windows to update your preferences.
Closed Captions
If you struggle to read white subtitles on a video, movie or television show, especially on a light background, you can use the Closed Captions feature to edit the colors and backgrounds of any caption text.
Go to Settings>Ease of Access>Closed Captions and change the settings to your liking.
Other Windows 10 accessibility settings you can customize include the caption’s transparency, size, style, and effects, though you’re limited to only eight colors. A live preview of your changes appears at the top of your screen with every change you make, and your settings will be applied to subtitles across supported local media players.
Speech Recognition
This app is useful for navigating menus, dictating documents, and surfing the web. It listens to your spoken words and translates them into on-screen actions. You can enable it by opening Settings > Speech and scroll down to Dictate text and control your device using only your voice.
Note: Speech Recognition is only available in English (US, UK, Canada, Australia, and India), French, German, Japanese, Mandarin (Chinese Traditional and Chinese Simplified), and Spanish.
You can also use Dictation to talk instead of typing text. Alternatively, set up and use Cortana – Windows digital personal assistant – with speech recognition to perform various tasks. These include sending texts or emails, adding appointments to your calendar, getting appointment reminders, performing calculations or searching the web for you.
Cortana can also give you information about local weather, headline news items, map directions, traffic conditions, stock market updates and even sports updates on your favorite teams.
Note: Dictation is only available in U.S. English, and requires an internet connection. You can use Windows Speech Recognition to dictate in other languages. Cortana may also be disabled for business computers on IT managed systems.
Keyboard
This is one of Windows 10’s shining points as it offers a variety of customization options for people with disabilities or special needs that make the keyboard easier and more comfortable to use. Within the keyboard are four mini-tools to help with Windows 10 accessibility:
- Sticky keys let you hold one key down at a time instead of multiple keys for keyboard shortcut combinations like CTRL+ALT+DELETE. It’s ideal for anyone who finds it difficult to maintain finger dexterity for a long time.
- Filter keys check for repeated keystrokes so you don’t have to use the backspace key every time to go back over what you’ve written. If you find it hard to manage your hands on the keyboard, this tool will come in handy.
- The on-screen keyboard allows you to use your mouse to key in characters from the graphical keyboard on the screen.
- Toggle keys help you know whether Caps Lock is activated or not by playing a sound each time you hit the Num Lock, Scroll Lock, or Function Lock keys.
Color Filters
People with light sensitivity or colorblindness can use the Color Filters feature in Windows 10 to boost the contrast so it’s easier to see what’s on the screen. You can also customize your screen’s color palette to distinguish items by color or get rid of it altogether.
To enable color filters, click Start>Settings>Ease of Access>Color Filters and toggle the Turn on Color Filters switch to on.
The filters are available in invert, grayscale, grayscale inverted, Protanopia, Deuteranopia, and Tritanopia.
Mouse
If you struggle to see the mouse pointer on your screen, you can make it more visible by changing its size and color, and turn on features that make it easier to use.
To change the pointer’s size and color, go to Settings>Ease of Access>Cursor & Pointer.
Instead of using the mouse, you can turn on mouse keys and use the numeric keypad as a secondary mouse and move the pointer around the screen.
Open Settings>Ease of Access>Mouse>turn on Mouse keys and adjust based on what’s comfortable for you.
Eye Control
This is a fairly new feature from Microsoft that uses eye-tracking software to help disabled people communicate by typing responses using their eyes.
To get started with eye control, you’ll need a compatible (supported) eye-tracking device, Windows 10 Fall Creator’s Update (version 1709 or later), and someone to help you set up the devices and change eye control settings by clicking Settings>Ease of Access>Eye Control.
One of Microsoft’s success stories with this feature is Otto Knoke, a Power BI expert, who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Knoke discovered Eye Control in Windows 10 and since then, he says it has helped him communicate and be more productive.
Conclusion
The Windows 10 Ease of Access is pretty organized, though its features can be more helpful. This is why Microsoft created the Disability Answer desk among other avenues to receive feedback, and give technical assistance via phone and chat.
