Week 7 Activity 3.1 - Benevolent Bill Part 1

I am currently running a linux OS with Open Office, however I read the presentation about microsoft accessibility features with interest. In a comparison of MS Word with Open Office Writer it would seem that Microsoft have some more advanced accessibility features than Open Office, which I suppose is understandable given the resource available to Microsoft and their closed working practices.

Open Office programes are completely operable using keyboard shortcuts, and these are quite straight forward to operate. I don't think it would take long to get become accustomed to this way of working. The interface of their programmes is also customisable so users can change default font size and colours, background colours, icon size and layout, mouse pointer properties etc.

I needed to consult the Open Office help guides in order to find out how to access various accessibility feature and I needed to do this using traditional methods i.e. using a mouse. A disabled person may require some assistance on first use to find out the accessibility features.