Assist users to maximize accessibility features on Mac
Demonstrate how accessibility features affect functions on users’ Macs, so they can determine which features are most useful for their workflow. Users can learn how to enable or disable accessibility shortcuts.
You can help troubleshoot Mac accessibility features to ensure that all users, including those with disabilities, can fully use their devices. Provide assistance with settings such as VoiceOver, magnification, and switch control to help remove technical barriers, giving users the ability to navigate and interact with their devices effectively.
Review the following accessibility features so you can learn how to assist users with finding a shortcut that fits their needs.
By understanding each feature, you can help every user determine which feature or shortcut.
Note: A device management service can configure these settings. For more information about your organization’s requirements and device policies, check with your device management administrator.
View Accessibility settings
Users can can choose from Vision, Hearing, Motor, Speech, and General, depending on the feature they want to turn on.
On the Mac, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Accessibility in the sidebar.
Review the accessibility options.
Vision
If users need vision accessibility, they can use the built-in screen reader to hear what’s on the screen and navigate their Mac with keyboard commands, trackpad gestures, or a connected braille display. Or they can make text bigger, zoom in on the screen, adjust display colors, and more.
For more information, see Accessibility features for vision on Mac in the Mac User Guide.
Hearing
For users who need hearing accessibility, you can show them how to get real-time captioning of spoken audio from an app or live conversation, pair Made for iPhone (MFi) hearing devices with Mac, customize audio to suit hearing, and more.
For more information, see Accessibility features for hearing on Mac in the Mac User Guide.
Mobility
Users with mobility needs can turn on features to navigate and perform actions on their Mac using spoken commands, assistive devices, an onscreen or physical keyboard, and more. Or they can set options that make it easier to use the keyboard, mouse, and trackpad.
For more information, see Accessibility features for mobility on Mac in the Mac User Guide.
Speech
Show users how they can create a custom voice that sounds like them, or choose one of dozens of system voices, then use it to have typed text spoken out loud. They can also teach their Mac to perform an action when they speak a word or another sound of their choosing, have Siri listen for atypical speech patterns, and more.
For more information, see Accessibility features for speech on Mac in the Mac User Guide.