MDM

Accessibility payload settings for Apple devices

You can configure accessibility settings for Mac computers enrolled in a mobile device management (MDM) solution. Use the Accessibility payload to define specific settings for users who have difficulty with vision, hearing or physical mobility.

OS and channel	Supported enrolment types	Interaction	Duplicates
macOS device macOS user	Device Automated Device	Exclusive	Multiple

OS and channel

Supported enrolment types

Interaction

Duplicates

macOS device

macOS user

Device

Automated Device

Exclusive

Multiple

Setting	Description	Required
Seeing	You can manage the following: Set magnification levels and options for zooming in on a particular part of the screen. Change the way a user’s screen is displayed. Enable VoiceOver, which provides spoken and brailled descriptions of items on the computer screen and lets users control the Mac using keyboard commands and gestures.	No
Hearing	You can enable the ability to flash the screen when an alert occurs and play stereo audio as mono.	No
Interacting	You can enable three methods of keyboard modification.	No

Setting

Description

Required

Seeing

You can manage the following:

Set magnification levels and options for zooming in on a particular part of the screen.
Change the way a user’s screen is displayed.
Enable VoiceOver, which provides spoken and brailled descriptions of items on the computer screen and lets users control the Mac using keyboard commands and gestures.

Hearing

You can enable the ability to flash the screen when an alert occurs and play stereo audio as mono.

Interacting

You can enable three methods of keyboard modification.

Interaction setting	Description	Required
Sticky Keys	Users can press a modifier key a single time and it will stay activated, waiting for another key to be pressed.	No
Slow Keys	Users press a key and wait a period of time before the key is activated.	No
Mouse Keys	Users can navigate the screen using the numeric keypad. You can also ignore the built-in trackpad.	No

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Accessibility payload settings for Apple devices