Accessibility

In this tutorial, you will learn how to: 

• Access accessibility features
• Turn Talkback on or off
• Enable or disable accessibility shortcuts
• Enable and use Select to Speak

Access accessibility features

1. Swipe down from the Notification bar with two fingers, then select the  Settings icon.

2. Scroll to and select Accessibility.

 

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Turn TalkBack on or off

Select TalkBack, then select the Use TalkBack switch to turn on.

Note: Review the TalkBack prompts, then double-tap Next. When finished, double-tap Finish. To disable, double-tap the Talkback switch, then double-tap Stop.  

 

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Enable and use Select to Speak

From the Accessibility screen, select Select to Speak then select the Select to Speak shortcut switch to place it in the On position. 

Note: Review the Select to Speak prompt, then select Allow to confirm. Review the Use gesture to open prompt, then select Got it.



To use Select to Speak, select the Speaker icon then select the area of the screen you would like to hear read aloud.

Note: To pause screen reading, select the Pause icon. To resume, select the Play icon. To stop using Select to Speak, select the Stop icon. 

 

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Access Real-Time Text (RTT) settings

Real-Time text (RTT) communication is a conversation of text and voice to make calls. As a sender types a message on their device, text displays on the receiving device. To access RTT settings, from the Accessibility screen, scroll to and select RTT call button, then select the desired option.

 

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Enable and Change the Accessibility shortcut

From the Accessibility screen, scroll to and select Accessibility shortcuts, then select the desired option to edit.