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Quick Glance – Updates to Microsoft Teams
Microsoft regularly updates Teams with new bug fixes and new features. Here’s a quick glance at some of the more recent changes to the software and features some you may have seen and others may be new to you. These include: New Breakout room settings and features Screen sharing with …
Transcripts & Live Captions in Microsoft Teams Meetings
Microsoft Teams has taken accessibility to a new level and will significantly help you comply with current accessibility legislation at the touch of a button. Live transcription and live captions can help to significantly improve accessibility on Teams by providing you with the option to display what is being said …
Accessible Ebooks Available in the Library
Did you know that most eBooks in the library’s collection have lots of in-built accessibility features? Having celebrated Global Accessibility Day on 20th May, this article will briefly show you the tools on our eBooks to help support your learners. These features are all available on Browns (VLE) eBooks with some features provided on …
Dictate & Translate
Found under the Home Ribbon in Word, PowerPoint and OneNote online. Dictation lets you use speech-to-text to author content all you need is a microphone and reliable internet connection. It’s a quick and easy way to get your thoughts out and is a great tool for students which struggle with …
Alt Text & Hyperlinks/ScreenTips
Alt Text (Alternative Text) helps people with visual impairments access information in pictures and other graphical content, by adding descriptive text to convey its meaning and context. You can fix this by adding Alt Text to pictures, shapes, graphics, charts, or other objects in your Office 365 resources. To add …
Inclusive Math
A fantastic feature in Class Notebook is the ability to create inclusive Math by using the Math tool found in the Draw Ribbon. Math can being challenging for some students with One Note Class Notebook it includes a Math tools that can help all types of learners with solving equations. …
Immersive Reader
Found under the View Ribbon, Immersive Reader is a feature that presents a document in an easier format and can even read it aloud. The immersive reader is most effective when used within the Office 365 online version of apps, with some limited features available in desktop applications. Immersive Reader can …
Accessibility Checker
Woohoo you have made it to the end of the week! If you have been following our accessibility bite-size blog series you should now be fully equipped to follow the C.H.I.L.L best practice guide when building your accessible resources. Here’s where you can find all this week’s bite-size blogs. But …
Heading Styles & Content
Found under the Home Ribbon within office 365 apps like Word, OneNote and Teams using heading styles is a good way to start making your documents more accessible. When constructing a resource in Word for example using different heading styles can help keep your resource accessible. People using screen readers …