{"id":336,"date":"2015-11-03T13:49:15","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T18:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chelseaschools.com\/kbase\/?p=336"},"modified":"2020-02-15T15:33:27","modified_gmt":"2020-02-15T20:33:27","slug":"chromebook-accessibility-settings","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.cpskb.com\/kbase\/knowledge-base\/chromebook-accessibility-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"Chromebook Accessibility Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"

The good news is that Chromebooks have built-in accessibility settings to help students in appropriate-use cases. The bad news is that these settings are annoying if turned on for users who do not need them.<\/p>\n

Turn on\/off accessibility features<\/h3>\n
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  1. Sign in to your Chromebook.<\/li>\n
  2. Click the status area, where your account picture appears.<\/li>\n
  3. Select Settings<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  4. Click Show advanced settings<\/strong> at the bottom of the page.<\/li>\n
  5. In the “Accessibility” section, select\/deselect the boxes next to:\n
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    • Make the cursor bigger (so it’s more visible on the screen)<\/li>\n
    • Turn on high contrast mode (makes the screen easier to read)<\/li>\n
    • Turn on spoken feedback (describes what is happening on the screen)<\/li>\n
    • Turn on sticky keys (allows shortcut keys to be typed in sequence, without pressing modifier keys at the same time)<\/li>\n
    • Turn on the screen magnifier (enlarges items on the screen)<\/li>\n
    • Automatically click when the cursor stops (click without using your mouse)<\/li>\n
    • Turn on the on-screen keyboard (shows a keyboard that can be clicked with a mouse)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      After you’ve turned on accessibility features, you can adjust them from your keyboard:<\/p>\n

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      • To turn spoken feedback on or off, press Ctrl + Alt + Z<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
      • To magnify the screen, press Ctrl + Alt + Brightness up<\/strong> or Brightness down<\/strong> (or use Ctrl<\/strong> + Alt<\/strong> + two fingers scrolling up or down on the trackpad). To pan the view around, move your cursor past the edge of the screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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