Resources to Improve Your Accessibility Experience
If you have trouble seeing web pages
- Use your computer to read web pages out loud
- Use the keyboard to navigate screens
- Increase text size
- Magnify your screen
- Change background and text colors
- Make your mouse pointer more visible (available with Windows only).
These tips were provided by the US Social Security Administration.
If you are looking for mouse and keyboard alternatives
Speech recognition software such as Dragon allows a user to navigate around a website through voice commands.
If you are deaf or hard of hearing
Closed Captioning – Closed captioning on videos allows all users to experience the presentation by overlaying real-time visual transcripts of the audio track over the video. Learn how to turn captioning on and off in YouTube.
Volume Controls – Every device such as a computer, tablet, or mobile device has the ability to adjust the volume. Additionally, videos and audio presentations have their own individual volume controls within their media players. Adjusting both your device’s volume and your media player’s volume can make the listening experience more enjoyable.
If the recommendations above do not meet your needs, please contact us for assistance.