Configuring Windows 2000 for people who have a mobility impairment

People who have motion-related disabilities can use Windows 2000 to configure their system to provide a more comfortable computing environment and help minimize the impact of mobility impairments on their work.

Keyboard in Control Panel provides keyboard layouts for users of alternative keyboards. This is especially useful for those who type with one hand.

Mouse in Control Panel configures the mouse for right- or left-handed users, adjusts double-click speed, pointer speed, and acceleration, and causes the mouse pointer to go directly to default buttons in dialog boxes.

Use FilterKeys

Using FilterKeys, located in Accessibility Options in Control Panel, you can tell Windows 2000 to ignore brief or repeated keystrokes.

Step-by-step procedure

Use MouseKeys

Using MouseKeys, located in Accessibility Options in Control Panel, you can control the pointer with the numeric keypad on your keyboard.

Step-by-step procedure

Use On-Screen Keyboard

On-Screen Keyboard users can type using the pointing device.

Additional information

Use SerialKeys

SerialKeys, located in Accessibility Options in Control Panel, provides alternative access to keyboard and mouse features.

Step-by-step procedure

Use StickyKeys

StickyKeys, located in Accessibility Options in Control Panel, provides access to the SHIFT, CTRL, ALT, or Windows logo key keys by pressing one key at a time.

Step-by-step procedure

The accessibility tools that ship with Windows 2000 are intended to provide a minimum level of functionality for users with special needs. Most users with disabilities will need utility programs with higher functionality for daily use. For a list of Windows-based accessibility utilities, see Microsoft Accessibility at the Microsoft Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/).

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