Chapter 7
Making Your Mac More Accessible
IN THIS CHAPTER
Overcoming visual challenges
Transcending hearing difficulties
Working around physical limitations
Going hands-free with voice commands
Not everyone has perfect eyesight, hearing, or eye-hand coordination. If you have trouble with your vision, hearing, or ability to use the keyboard, trackpad, or mouse (or all three), using a computer can be difficult. That’s why every Mac comes with special Accessibility features that you can turn on and modify for your needs. These features fall under three categories — seeing, hearing, and interacting — all of which I introduce you to in the following pages.
If you’re interested in getting the most out of the Accessibility features, especially VoiceOver, I recommend that you read Apple’s extensive instructions for all the Accessibility features on both the Help menu and online at www.apple.com/support/accessibility.
Mitigating Vision Limitations
Those of you who are no longer spring chickens (or even summer chickens, for that matter) know one thing for certain: The older you get, the ...
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