Alternative input devices (including alternative keyboards, electronic pointing devices, sip-and-puff systems, wands and sticks) allow individuals to control their computers through means other than a standard keyboard or pointing device.More about Accessible Input Devices
Hearing: Use these features to show and customize captions on the screen, make and receive Real-Time Text (RTT) calls, get live captions of audio, and more. See macOS accessibility features for hearing.
Accessibility Features on My Computer
Motor: Use these features to control your Mac and apps using spoken commands, keys on your keyboard, an onscreen keyboard, the pointer, or assistive devices. You can also set options that make it easier to use a mouse and trackpad. See macOS accessibility features for mobility.
A double or triple tap on the back of your iPhone can be set to trigger all kinds of actions, like opening Control Center, taking a screenshot, or cueing a favorite app. Back Tap can even be used to turn on a wide range of accessibility features and run shortcuts with Siri, making it a great way to replace standard Home Screen gestures when they become tricky.8
New languages and voices. VoiceOver is now available in more than 20 additional languages and locales, including Bangla (India), Bulgarian, Catalan, Malay, Spanish (Chile), Ukrainian, and Vietnamese. Users can also select from dozens of new voices that are optimized for assistive features.
New languages and voices. Spoken Content is now available in more than 20 additional languages and locales, including Bangla (India), Bulgarian, Catalan, Malay, Spanish (Chile), Ukrainian, and Vietnamese. Spoken Content also offers dozens of new voices that are optimized for assistive features.
Increase text legibility and visibility with simple font adjustments. Larger Text lets you adjust the size using an accessibility slider. Or you can turn on Bold Text to give words weight on your screen. Your preferred settings can be applied to only the apps you choose.
Pages, Numbers, and Keynote include several features that can help you create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations that are accessible for both you and your audiences. Add descriptions to images, audio, or video so people using assistive technologies can better understand your presentations. Or make Pages documents more scannable by adding headings that screen readers can easily identify and navigate. A layout rotor for VoiceOver helps you automatically align selected elements so that your documents look and sound exactly the way you like. Use VoiceOver Audio Graph support to better communicate data, or improve how you read and edit documents with line- and word-spacing tools. And the new text checker tool can help you discover common formatting issues such as extra spaces or mistakenly capitalized letters, which makes proofreading documents, spreadsheets, and presentations even easier.
A document or application is accessible if people with disabilities, such as mobility impairments, blindness, and low vision, can use it. Accessibility features in Acrobat Reader and PDF file format enable people with disabilities to use PDFs, with or without screen readers, magnifiers, and braille printers.
Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7 operating systems have built-in tools that provide increased or alternate access to information on a computer screen. The narrator is a light version of a screen reader. Magnifier is a screen magnification tool.
Recent macOS versions have built-in tools that provide increased or alternate access to information on the computer screen. For more information on the accessibility tools on macOS, see macOS User Guide.
Note: If this does not work it could be because your computer settings are managed by someone else (an IT department or administrator for example). If this is the case you will need to contact them to access these settings or for further help.
You can use accessibility features to help you navigate the HBO Max app and stream shows and movies. HBO Max supports closed captions, audio description, screen readers, keyboard shortcuts, and voice commands.
Microsoft Learning Tools are a set of features designed to make it easier for people with learning differences like dyslexia to read, says Microsoft. In this update, a user can mow simultaneously highlight and listen to text in web pages and PDF documents to read and increase focus.
Firefox automatically detects and matches the preferred text size of your operating system. If you change the display size for text on your computer, all websites, Firefox buttons, and menus will adjust accordingly.
I understand you are getting a message "applications" would like to control this computer using accessibility features" after migrating data from an older Mac Pro to your new Mac mini. Could you provide a little more information regarding this issue? Do you have any accessibility apps installed on your Mac? Do you have any third-party apps, like text-expander apps or Dropbox, for example, that have settings to control your Mac via the Accessibility menu?
I would suggest opening the Accessibility settings in System Preferences and remove any apps that you are not familiar with, or grant access to the ones that you use. Click the Apple icon in the upper-left corner of your screen, then click System Preferences > Security & Privacy. Click the lock in the lower-left corner of the window to grant access using your computer user admin account password. Then make the changes that you want.
While you are in System Preferences, go to the Users & Groups pane, and click the Login Items tab. These are applications that start up when you turn your Mac on. Most are "helper" apps or printer apps that generally aren't needed. Make a note of which applications you have listed there, and remove them by clicking the minus (-) sign. (You can add them back later if you wish). When you are finished, click to enable the lock, exit out of System Preferences and restart your computer.
If the pop-up message persists, make a note of what application you are in when you see the message and try to adjust its settings. You can also try turning your computer on in safe mode, and testing in a new user account.
"When a third-party app tries to access and control your Mac through accessibility features, you receive an alert, and you must specifically grant the app access to your Mac in Security & Privacy preferences.
Windows 7 and Office 2010 were designed with people of all abilities in mind, including computer users with low vision or limited dexterity due to arthritis, temporary impairments caused by injuries such as a broken arm, or environmental conditions such as extreme glare on a sunny day. Built-in accessibility options and programs include improved speech recognition, an enhanced on-screen keyboard, a mini-translator, and new multitouch functionality that allows people to control their computers using simple hand gestures.
According to Andrea Taylor, director of North America community affairs at Microsoft, the accessibility features in Windows 7 and Office 2010 also play a vital role in work-force development by giving employers access to a larger talent pool of skilled knowledge workers, enabling older workers and people with disabilities to compete successfully for the jobs they want, and potentially increasing ease of use and productivity for all workers. A study conducted by Forrester Research and commissioned by Microsoft found that accessible technology would likely benefit 57 percent of all computer users between the ages of 18 and 64. The number of older workers who could benefit from using accessible technology would be even greater. 2ff7e9595c
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