Accessibility Resources

While web accessibility and accessibility features are one of the most important features to include in your system, accessibility overlays are not actually a positive tool to utilize.

Some accessibility overlays/widgets provide additional functionality for the users, usually as a small icon available on the page. Users can click the icon to open a menu of accessibility options that they can engage with as needed. The menu is generally limited to basic accessibility features already addressed in screen readers, e.g. text size, color contrast, read text aloud, halt animation, etc. This is a wildly ineffective solution that fails to make any tangible accessibility improvements and forces users with disabilities to learn yet another accessibility tool so they can engage with your content.

Instead, we’ve provided a list of resources for MAC and PC users who have accessibility needs that demonstrate how to make these accessibility changes within their computer system and web code, which is required to gain true accessibility.

How to Change Contrast Colors on PC:

• Contrast Colors - Microsoft Support

How to Change Contrast Colors on MAC:

• Change display colors on Mac to make it easier to see what’s onscreen - Apple Support

How to Highlight Links on PC:

• Visibility Outline - Microsoft Support

How to Highlight Links on MAC:

• Change Display settings for accessibility on Mac - Apple Support

How to Make Text Bigger on PC:

• Change the size of text in Windows - Microsoft Support

How to Make Text Bigger on MAC:

• Make text and other items on the screen bigger on Mac - Apple Support

How to Change Text Spacing on PC:

• Change the spaces between text - Microsoft Support

How to Change Text Spacing on MAC:

• Set line and paragraph spacing in Pages on Mac - Apple Support (CA)

Line Height on PC:

• Align text left or right, center text, or justify text on a page - Microsoft Support

Line Height on MAC:

• Make text and other items on the screen bigger on Mac - Apple Support (CA)

How to Stop Animations on PC:

• How to Disable Animations in Windows 10: 12 Steps (with Pictures) (wikihow.com)

How to Stop Animations on MAC:

• Stop or reduce onscreen motion on Mac - Apple Support

Cursor Accessibility on PC:

• Make your mouse, keyboard, and other input devices easier to use - Microsoft Support

Cursor Accessibility on MAC:

• Make the pointer easier to see on Mac - Apple Support (ME)

Hide Images on PC:

• Disable Images in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Internet Explorer while browsing (thewindowsclub.com)

Hide Images on MAC:

• Disable Images - MAC

Text Align on PC:

• Align text left or right, center text, or justify text on a page - Microsoft Support

Text Align on MAC:

• Align and justify text in Pages on Mac - Apple Support

Saturation on PC:

• How To Change Contrast And Saturation For Your Laptop Display (addictivetips.com)

Saturation on MAC:

• How to Increase Color Saturation of a Picture in Mac OS X with Preview (osxdaily.com)