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PC/MAC Accessibility Features

Windows 10 and macOS includes a variety of native accessibility features designed to assist with seeing, hearing, and using the operating systems. The accessibility features may include; narration, magnification, contrast adjustments, closed captions, keyboard, and mouse options.

PC Windows Built-In Accessibility Features

Windows 10 includes a variety of accessibility features designed to assist with seeing, hearing, and using Windows 10. Each option includes customization capabilities.

The Ease of Access accessibility features in the Windows settings include:

  • narrator
  • speech recognition
  • magnifier
  • high contrast
  • closed captions
  • eye control
  • keyboard and mouse commands and options
  • Cortana voice-enabled virtual assistant 

Mac OS & iOS Built-In Accessibility Features

Apple includes assistive technology in its operating systems as standard features. The accessibility features can be found in most iPhone, iPad, iPod, and Mac OS X devices.

Mac & iOS accessibility features include:

  • screen magnification
  • voiceover
  • simplified user interface 
  • mouse keys, slow eys, and sticky keys
  • voice control
  • audio descriptions
  • Siri voice-enabled virtual assistant 
  • text-to-speech