Macintosh OS X Universal Access Preferences (2008)

Many students who have visual impairments or physical access issues require specific software solutions.  However, other students can use the built in accessibility preferences found in the Universal Access area of the Macintosh System to adjust the cursor size, zoom, screen contrast, sticky keys, slow keys, mouse keys and key repeat to give them more effective access to their computer.  These resources will show you how to access and set the Universal Access preferences in Macintosh OS X.

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Presentations

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• Presentation

  • Macintosh OS X Universal Access Preferences (4:10 min)
    (presented by L. Kamp, S. Harrison, and J. Oliver)

Support Resources and Demonstrations

These tutorials and recorded demonstrations are designed to support the main topic.  To view or download any of the resources, click on its title. Contributed by L. Kamp, S. Harrison, and J. Oliver

• Tutorial and Demos on Sensory Challenges

  • Built in Accessibility for Students with Sensory Challenges (696K PDF)
    
  • Macintosh OS X: Cursor Size (2:05 min)
  • Macintosh OS X: Zoom (3:55 min)
  • Macintosh OS X: Display (3:16 min)
  • Macintosh OS X: Flash (1:58 min)

• Tutorial and Demos on Physical Access Challenges

  • Built in Accessibility for Students with Physical Access Challenges (689K PDF)
  • Macintosh OS X: Sticky Keys (2:24 min)
  • Macintosh OS X: Slow Keys (2:00 min)
  • Macintosh OS X: Mouse Keys (3:03 min)
  • Macintosh OS X: Key Repeat (2:49 min)

Related Resources

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• External Links

  • Apple Accessibility
  • Leopard Universal Access Features
  • AT Mac: Leopard: 17 Universal Access Features or More