
"We are helping to create a developer community that is focussed on accessibility, and to improve the ability of developers around the world to share their experiences and build more accessible desktop, server and web applications," said Norm Hodne, Windows Accessibility lead at Microsoft.
The new web site, called Microsoft Accessibility Labs, includes resources such as technical content, and to encourage cooperation, and knowledge and experience sharing.
The new tools, AccChecker and UIA Verify, are released on an open source basis, and let developers find problems with applications that they have created.