Accessibility

Accessibility Cheat Sheet

Print this sheet and place it near chrome devices so users know the quick shortcuts to enable built in accessibility tools.

Turn ChromeVox (spoken feedback) on or off - Ctrl + Alt + z

Turn on high contrast mode - Search + Ctrl + h (or) Launcher + Ctrl + h

Magnify your whole screen - Ctrl + Search + m (or) Ctrl + Launcher + m

Magnify part of your screen - Ctrl + Search + d (or) Ctrl + Launcher + d

Move around in fullscreen-magnifier mode - Ctrl + Alt + Up , Down , Left , or Right

Highlight the launcher button on your shelf - Shift + Alt + L

Highlight the next item on your shelf - Shift + Alt + L, then Tab (or) Shift + Alt + L, then Right arrow

Highlight the previous item on your shelf - Shift + Alt + L, then Shift + Tab (or) Shift + Alt + L, then Left arrow

Open the highlighted button on your shelf - Shift + Alt + L, then Space (or) Shift + Alt + L, then Enter

Remove the highlight from a button on your shelf - Shift + Alt + L, then Esc

Switch focus between: Status area (where the time appears), Launcher, Address bar, Bookmarks bar (if visible), The webpage that's open, Downloads bar (if visible) - Ctrl + Back or Ctrl + Forward

Highlight the bookmarks bar (if shown) - Shift + Alt + b

Highlight the row with the address bar - Shift + Alt + t

Open right-click menu for highlighted item - Search + Shift + Increase volume (or) Launcher + Shift + Increase volume

Move an app icon up, down or to the side in the launcher - Ctrl + Up , Down , Left , or Right

Move an app in or out of a folder in the launcher - Ctrl + Shift + Up , Down , Left , or Right

Printable version below:

Printable image of the accessibility cheat sheet for Chrome Devices

Turning on ChromeVox

ChromeVox is the screen reader built into Chrome OS. It allows users to navigate a computer using sound prompts and a keyboard. It’s a great tool for your patrons who are blind.

Option One

Press Control+Alt+Z at any time to turn ChromeVox on or off.

Option Two

Click the time on the lower right corner

Arrow pointing to the lower right of a chrome desktop

2. Click Accessibility

arrow pointing to "accessibility" menu option

3. Click ChromeVox, or any of the other accessibility applications to turn it on.

If you click the time and it is not showing Accessibility

Click the gear

Arrow pointing to the gear icon in the Chrome OS menu

2. Find Accessibility in the list and click the button by “Always show accessibility options in the system menu”

arrow pointing tot he toggle for "Always show accessibility options"

*Special thanks to Stephanie Irvin, outreach librarian for GLASS, for these instructions.