Google provides several helpful CHROMEBOOK ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES in the Chrome operating system. This is very useful for users with a limited ability to operate a mouse or keyboard due to one reason or the other. These CHROMEBOOK ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES range from spoken audio feedback to a screen magnifier. Most of these features need to be switched on before they can be used because they are mostly disabled by default, and the settings itself needs to be set up first.
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To Set Up The Accessibility Settings In A Chromebook Involves:
- Select the Chrome menu button represented by three horizontal lines in the upper-right corner of the browser window
- Select Settings from the drop-down menu
- Scroll down and select Show Advanced Settings
- Scroll down until the Accessibility section is visible, a number of options come with an empty checkbox is seen.
An empty checkbox beside an option indicates that such has been disabled. To enable anyone, place a checkmark on its respective box by clicking on it once.
Some of the accessibility features include:
Sticky Keys:
Sticky keys provide the ability to utilize keyboard shortcuts by pressing each key sequentially., As opposed to all at the same time. For instance, to type a capital letter, one would normally have to hold down the shift key and that letter at the same time,. But with Sticky Keys enabled, you need just hit the shift key and then the desired letter.
ChromeVox:
ChromeVox makes it easier for visually impaired users to browse website content through audio feedback. It is an integrated screen reader. Built upon open-source web technologies.
Click when the mouse pointer stops. When this feature is enabled, a single left click of the mouse is simulated. each time your mouse pointer ceases to move. From the drop-down menu, you can specify the time interval between the mouse pointer stopping and the actual click taking place. It is divided into the following durations: extremely short, very short (default), short, long, and very long.
On-screen keyboard:
Selecting the On-screen keyboard causes a fully functional On-screen keyboard to be displayed on the screen’s bottom half.
Long Description in Context:
This is often used by the screen reader software which intends to assist the visually impaired. It offers details of what the image depicts. This is made available through Chrome’s context menu
Caret Browsing:
This allows users to go through the web page text with the arrow keys. It is similar to a text editor or word processor. Caret browsing allows you to select blocks of text using keyboard shortcuts and also to move the cursor one word at a time.
High Contrast:
This allows you to choose from several high-contrast filters. It especially helps when the text on a website seems hard to decode, due in part to the font or back colors.
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