![]() Luckily, with this accessibility feature, you can change the size of the pointer up to an almost comical foam-finger size. You can set the timer to different intervals that range from “Extremely Short (0.6s)” to “Very Long (4s).”Įasily Find Your Mouse Pointer With Increased Mouse Cursor SizeĬhrome OS’s default mouse cursor is by far one of the most challenging things to locate on-screen, even for someone with perfect 20/20 vision. Whenever you stop the cursor, a timer starts and will initiate the click for you if it remains unmoved. This feature eliminates the need actually to click the mouse/touchpad. Reduce Physical Mouse Presses With Automatic Clicks These features help you make the pointer easier to see, reduce the need to click your mouse physically, and highlight the cursor when it moves. ![]() Mouse and touchpad accessibility focus on visibility of the cursor and how you interact with a mouse/touchpad. Under Settings > Manage Accessibility Features, click on “Open keyboard device settings” to see a list of available features. Under the Keyboard and Text Input section in Accessibility settings, there’s a sub-menu that lets you change the behavior of pressing keys on the keyboard and functionality of the top-row keys. Anytime you click or start to type in a text field, a blue aura surrounds the caret. It highlights the text caret-the blinking vertical line that appears when you click in a text box-when it appears or moves position. This feature works similarly to the one above but instead of keyboard focus. Highlight the Text Cursor When Its Position Changes Now, any time you hit Tab to jump between links on-page, you don’t need to scan the whole page to locate the focus. For that, enable “Highlight the object with keyboard focus when it changes” to display an orange perimeter around your intended focus. When you use a keyboard to navigate Chrome OS or to browse the internet, it can be challenging to see exactly where the focus lays, missing the small dotted line that surrounds each element. Highlight Objects When Using Keyboard Navigation Press the key a third time to cancel a stuck key. Pressing the key a second time locks it, which lets you key in multiple commands without the need to press them again, indicated by an underline. When activated, a box appears in the upper left corner with the current ‘stuck’ key and a list of other keys available to press. So, for example, if you want to take a screenshot, instead of pressing the Ctrl + ]] keys simultaneously, you can press them in tandem-first Ctrl, then ]]. ![]() It frees up your fingers from having to press multiple keys all at the same time and instead take your time to push them in sequence with one finger. It remembers each key you push, allowing you to take your finger off to press additional keys in a command. The Sticky Keys feature is ideal for people who have trouble pressing more than one key at a time. Use Sequential Typing for Keyboard Shortcuts If you use your keyboard to navigate Chrome OS and browse the web, then you can make use of highlight features that show navigational focus on-screen. Keyboard and text input include sticky keys- a feature that enables sequential keyboard shortcuts-an on-screen keyboard, and text dictation (speak-to-type). You’ll hear a chime sound and a ChromeVox bar will appear at the top of your screen, notifying you it is enabled. If you’re using a tablet running Chrome OS, press and hold the Volume Up + Volume Down buttons for five seconds. You can turn on ChromeVox at any time by pressing Ctrl + Alt + z to hear a voice read aloud content from your cursor’s current position. It’s built solely on web technologies (HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript), making it a fast and versatile way to navigate Chrome OS. It comes pre-installed in all current versions of Chrome OS, so all you need to do is enable it and it starts to read out everything on the screen. ChromeVox: Chrome OS’ Screen ReaderĬhromeVox is a free screen reader built into every Chromebook that helps visually impaired people use Chrome OS. Chromebooks come equipped with a free built-in screen reader that allows you to hear what’s on your display. Both features under this section focus on using Google’s text-to-speech (TTS) engine to take content from the active window, then read it back to you. ![]()
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