Accessibility – how to make learning more comfortable

Feb 102021
 

Here’s a list of useful features to help make learning more comfortable.

Chromebook features

  1. Pinch zoom using the touch pad
  2. Inverted colours = Ctrl search h
  3. Zoom web page =     Ctrl +       Ctrl –    Ctrl 0
  4. Zoom including menus=  Ctrl shift +       Ctrl shift –       Ctrl shift 0
  5. Brightness keys   

Chromebook accessibility settings

Turn on Chromebook accessibiltiy features

Click the time in the bottom right corner then click accessibility 

  • Chromevox – reads whatever you hover on – can be a bit annoying…
  • Select to speak – press and hold search key then click and drag over text
  • Dictate – Press search d to type what you speak
  • High Contrast mode – Ctrl search h
  • Whole screen magnifier
  • Docked magnifier
  • Automatic clicks
  • On-screen keyboard
  • Large mouse cursor
  • Highlight mouse

Extensions

  • Click on the jigsaw piece icon – top right of screen
  • Select – Accessibility – a powerful web assistant
  • Explore the different options

 

Take a screenshot on Chromebook

Apr 202018
 

CTRL + 

This will save it to your files in Google Drive

Click “Copy to clipboard” then you can go a document, eg j2e5, Google Slides,… and click CTRL-V to paste

You will need to crop the bits you don’t want – in j2e5, select it then drag the blue side squares

 

Thank you to Luke for discovering this for us!

How to change accessibility settings on the Chromebook

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  1. Click on the three dots ScreenHunter_118 Oct. 11 14.36 then settings
  2. Scroll to the bottom of the settings then click “show advanced settings”

Accessiblity options

  1. Find “Accessibility settings”
  2. Tick “Show accessibility options in the system menu”

Screen size

  1. Find “Device” then “Display settings”
  2. Set resolution to 1536×864
  3. Find “Web content” – set Page zoom to 125%