Accessibility
Accessibility means making tablets, laptops, mobile phones, websites and apps easy to use, whether or not you have a disability or impairment.
AbilityNet provides free information about accessibility for people with disabilities and impairments. This includes factsheets, webinars and free IT support at home.
My Computer My Way, which is part of the AbilityNet website, is a step-by-step guide to adjustments you can make to your iPad or Chromebook to make them easier to use.
You can do make adjustments like:
- increase the font (text) size
- adjust the touch settings
- change the colour of the screen
iPad accessibility features
Find out how to use the accessibility settings on your iPad.
You can use these settings to:
- have only the important parts of a web page read aloud
- adjust the display and text size
- have your iPad read out text you select or everything on your screen
- change the size or colour of the pointer (the white arrow that you move around your screen) on your iPad so you can see it better
- make what’s on your screen bigger
- talk you through what’s happening even if you can’t see the screen
- change the way colours are displayed on your iPad
- help you use your iPad if you have difficulty touching the screen or pressing the buttons
This resource from Call Scotland gives a great overview of how to use Siri on the iPad. Siri is the iPad’s voice recognition tool that lets you use your voice to ask questions and dictate text instead of typing.
Chromebook accessibility settings
Find out how to use the accessibility settings on your Chromebook
You can use these settings to:
