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title: Accessibility
ms.date: "03/30/2017"
helpviewer_keywords: 
  - "Windows Forms controls, accessibility"
  - "accessibility [Windows Forms], Windows Forms controls"
ms.assetid: 23a3f168-ebc0-4f23-9efc-799109aa4a2d
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# Windows Forms Accessibility
The accessibility functionality of Windows Forms allows you to make your application available to a wide variety of users.  
  
## In This Section  
 [Walkthrough: Creating an Accessible Windows-based Application](walkthrough-creating-an-accessible-windows-based-application.md)  
 Describes all of the features you should support to increase accessibility.  
  
## Reference  
 <xref:Accessibility>  
 A namespace containing a number of classes related to accessibility.  
  
 <xref:System.Windows.Forms.AccessibleObject>  
 Provides information that accessibility applications use to adjust an application's user interface (UI) for users with impairments.  
  
## Related Sections  
 [Providing Accessibility Information for Controls on a Windows Form](../controls/providing-accessibility-information-for-controls-on-a-windows-form.md)  
 Describes how to supply information that Windows Forms controls can use to assist users with impairments.  
  
 [Automatic Scaling in Windows Forms](../automatic-scaling-in-windows-forms.md)  
 Describes how to make your Windows Forms application react to changes in the system font size.