Apple Universal Access is a component of the
macOS
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operating system
An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware, software resources, and provides common services for computer programs.
Time-sharing operating systems schedule tasks for efficient use of the system and may also in ...
that provides computing abilities to people with visual impairment, hearing impairment, or physical disability.
Components
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
Slow keys is a feature of computer desktop environments. It is an accessibility feature to aid users who have physical disabilities
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(Delay between key press and key acceptance)
Mouse
*
Mouse Keys Mouse keys is a feature of some graphical user interfaces that uses the keyboard (especially numeric keypad)
as a pointing device (usually replacing a mouse). Its roots lie in the earliest days of visual editors when line and column navigation was ...
(Use the numeric keypad in place of the mouse)
* Mouse Pointer Delay
* Mouse Pointer Max Speed
* Mouse Pointer enlarging
External links
Universal Access WebpageApple Accessibility webpage with more information
MacOS
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