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Appendix B. Accessibility information Lenovo is committed to providing people with disabilities greater access to information and technology. Some technologies are already provided in your operating system. Others can be purchased through vendors. Users also can use the Ease of Access Center provided in the Windows operating system to configure their computers to suit their physical and cognitive needs. The Ease of Access Center is a central location that you can use to configure the accessibility settings and programs available in the Microsoft Windows operating system. To use the Ease of Access Center, open Control Panel and click Ease of Access ➙ Ease of Access Center. The following information provides ways to help users who have hearing, vision, and mobility limitations get the most out of their computer experience. On-screen notification On-screen notification helps hearing-impaired people be aware of the status of their computer. On-screen notification replaces sounds with visual cues or text captions to indicate that activity is happening on the computer. As a result, system alerts are noticeable even when they are not heard. For example, when you select one object with your keyboard, the object is highlighted. When you move the pointer to one object with your mouse, the introductory text of the object is displayed. To use on-screen notification, open Control Panel, click Ease of Access ➙ Ease of Access Center, and then click Use text or visual alternative for sounds. Audio notification Audio notification helps visually impaired people or people with weak sight be aware of the status of their computer. To use audio notification, open Control Panel, click Ease of Access ➙ Ease of Access Center ➙ Use the computer without a display, and then select Turn on Audio Description. Narrator Narrator is a screen reader that reads what is displayed on the screen aloud and describes events like error messages. To open Narrator, click the Search icon on the top-right corner of the Start screen and then type Narrator into the displayed search box. If you are using a keyboard, you can just start typing on the Start screen and then the search box and search results are displayed automatically. In the list of results, click Narrator. For more information about how to use and configure Narrator, see the Windows Help and Support information system. Screen-reader technologies Screen-reader technologies are primarily focused on software program interfaces, help information systems, and a variety of online documents. For additional information about screen readers, see the following: • Using PDFs with screen readers: http://www.adobe.com/accessibility.html?promoid=DJGVE • Using the JAWS screen reader: http://www.freedomscientific.com/jaws-hq.asp © Copyright Lenovo 2015 29