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Customization/personalization using built-in operating system and browser settings: How disabled people set their systems

  • 1.  Customization/personalization using built-in operating system and browser settings: How disabled people set their systems

    Posted Feb 02, 2024 05:58 PM
    Edited by Samantha Evans, ICE-CCP, CAE Feb 02, 2024 06:17 PM

    Borrowed from the webpage of our colleague, @LeeAnn Mandrillo at the Art Therapy Credentials Board, Inc. 

    This group does a GREAT job of explaining all the customization and personalization features available for free in all of the major operating systems and browsers.

    These features are how disabled people that use digital technology for their day-to-day activities to work, learn, play, love, and live use to orient their systems to their preferences. 

    ALL of these features are built in! 
    Check them out - no overlay needed.

    I only edited to add in features in MSFT Edge to their existing list of IE 8 and IE 9.

    COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS

    Some computers have features that will make it easier to see and/or hear and to translate text into speech or speech into text. Please use the links below to learn more about the Microsoft Windows and Office, and Mac OS programs and the features that enable greater accessibility.

    INTERNET BROWSERS

    Internet browsers also provide several methods to increase the size of text, to improve contrast, enable voice recognition and keyboard options. Please see the links below for your preferred internet browser.

    GOOGLE CHROME

    Accessibility Features

    • Low-Vision Support
    • Full Page Zoom
    • Adjusting Font Face and Size
    • High Contrast and Custom Color Support
    • Keyboard Access
    • Screen reader support

    Please click here to learn more about Google Chrome accessibility options:

    INTERNET EXPLORER

    Accessibility Features

    • Use the keyboard to surf the web
    • Change font size, formatting, and screen colors
    • Customize Internet Explorer to work with a screen reader or voice recognition
    • Improve the legibility of printed webpages

    Please click here to learn more about Internet Explorer 8 accessibility options:

    Please click here to learn more about Internet Explorer 9 accessibility options:

    Accessibility features in Microsoft Edge

    MOZILLA FIREFOX

    Accessibility Features

    • Full Page Zoom
    • Changing Fonts, Sizes, and Colors
    • Don't load Images
    • The Find Bar
    • Find As You Type
    • Restricting JavaScript behavior
    • Browse With the Caret

    Please click here to learn more about Mozilla Firefox accessibility options:

    SAFARI

    Accessibility Features:

    • VoiceOver Screen Reader
    • Enhanced Keyboard Navigation
    • Full-Page Zoom
    • Zoom Text Only
    • Minimum Font Size

    Please click here to learn more about Safari accessibility options.



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    Samantha Evans, CAE, ICE-CCP, MBA (she/her)
    The Accessible CAE
    sam.evans@accessibilityassociation.org
    Certification Director
    Intl. Assoc. of Accessibility Professionals, a division of G3ict
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