Software:Accessibility on Apple operating systems

Short description: Feature on Apple operating systems

Accessibility

Developer(s)	Apple Inc.
Platform	macOS iOS iPadOS watchOS tvOS
Type	Operating system features Developer APIs
Website	www.apple.com/accessibility/

Apple Inc. operating systems include built-in accessibility features, as well as APIs for third-party developers to use in their applications. These accessibility features provide computing abilities to people with visual impairment, hearing impairment, or physical disability.

Components

Accessibility (formerly Universal Access) is a preference pane of the System Preferences application. It includes four sub-components, each providing different options and settings.

Seeing

• Turn On/Off Screen Zooming
• Inverse Colors (White on Black, also known as reverse colors), +++8
• Set Display to Greyscale (10.2 onwards)
• Enhance Contrast
• Enable Access for Assistive Devices
• Enable Text-To-Speech for Universal Access Preferences
• Disable unnecessary automatic animations

Hearing

• Flash the screen when an alert sound occurs
• Raise/Lower Volume

Keyboard

• Sticky Keys (Treat a sequence of modifier keys as a key combo)
• Slow keys (Delay between key press and key acceptance)

Mouse

• Mouse Keys (Use the numeric keypad in place of the mouse)
• Mouse Pointer Delay
• Mouse Pointer Max Speed
• Mouse Pointer enlarging

External links

• Universal Access Webpage
• Apple Accessibility webpage with more information