Visual accessibility

Impairment in vision that, even with correction, adversely affects a student’s educational performance. This includes both partial sight and blindness.

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Apple

Learn more about visual accessibility on Apple’s website.

MacOS: Desktop/laptop

  • VoiceOver
  • Braille
  • Zoom
  • Magnification
  • Display & text size modification
  • Reduce motion
  • Spoken content
  • Audio descriptions
  • Dark mode
  • Hover text
  • Dictation

iOS (iPad/iPhone)

  • VoiceOver
  • Braille
  • Zoom
  • Magnification
  • Display & text size modification
  • Reduce motion
  • Spoken content
  • Audio descriptions
  • Dark mode
  • Hover text
  • Dictation

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Microsoft

Learn more about visual accessibility on Microsoft’s website.

  • Size and color adjustment of display
  • Contrast adjustment
  • Cursor and pointer size and color adjustment
  • Magnification
  • Color filters
  • Narrate to navigate the computer (access Braille, too)

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Google

Google OS: Chromebook

Learn more about visual accessibility related to Chromebooks on Google’s website.

  • Enlarge all on-screen text and visuals
  • Magnification
  • Screen reader
  • Adjust mouse cursor size
  • High-contrast mode
  • Highlight cursor and text
  • Select-to-speak
  • Braille support

Android: Phones and tablets

Learn more about visual accessibility related to Androids on Google’s website.

  • TalkBack (screen reader)
  • Magnification
  • Color correction
  • Select-to-speak
  • Adjust font and screen display size
  • Dark theme
  • Color inversion
  • Large mouse pointer
  • Remove animation

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