Universal Access - Wikipedia

For the broader political-architectural concept of universal access, see universal design

Apple Universal Access is a component of the Mac OS X operating system that provides computing abilities to people with visual impairment, hearing impairment, or physical disability.

Components[edit]

Universal Access is a preference pane of the System Preferences application. It includes four sub-components, each providing different options and settings.

Seeing[edit]

• Turn On/Off Screen Zooming
• Inverse Colors (White on Black, also known as reverse colors), ⌘ Command+⌥ Option+Control+8
• Set Display to Greyscale (10.2 onwards)
• Enhance Contrast
• Enable Access for Assistive Devices
• Enable Text-To-Speech for Universal Access Preferences

Hearing[edit]

• Flash the screen when an alert sound occurs
• Raise/Lower Volume

Keyboard[edit]

• Sticky Keys (Treat a sequence of modifier keys as a key combo)
• Slow keys (Delay between key press and key acceptance)

Mouse[edit]

• Mouse Keys (Use the numeric keypad in place of the mouse)
• Mouse Pointer Delay
• Mouse Pointer Max Speed
• Mouse Pointer enlarging

External links[edit]

• Universal Access Webpage
• Apple Accessibility webpage with more information