Apple Universal Access

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Apple Universal Access is a simple concept no operating system has been able to provide completely natively. It describes the ability to provide computing abilities to the blind, deaf, and handicapped. In Mac OS X 10.2 and 10.3, there are four panes to customize the accessibility settings.

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Seeing

  • Turn On/Off Screen Zooming
  • Inverse Colors (White on Black)
  • Set Display to Greyscale
  • Enhance Constrast
  • Enable Access for Assistive Devices
  • Enable Text-To-Speech for Universal Access Preferences

Hearing

  • Flash the screen when an alert sound occurs
  • Raise/Lower Volume

Keyboard

  • Sticky Keys (Treat a sequence of modifier keys as a key combo)
  • Slow Keys (Delay between key press and key acceptance)

Mouse

  • Mouse Keys (Use the numeric keypad in place of the mouse)
  • Mouse Pointer Delay
  • Mouse Pointer Max Speed

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