Universal Access

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Universal Access

Developer(s)	Apple Computer
Stable release	2.0 / 2005
Operating system	Mac OS X
Type	System Utility
License	Proprietary
Website	http://www.apple.com/macosx/ features/universalaccess/

Apple Universal Access is a component of the Mac OS X operating system that provides computing abilities to the blind, deaf, and handicapped.

Components

Universal Access is a preference pane of the System Preferences application. It includes four sub-components, each providing different options and settings.

Seeing

Turn On/Off Screen Zooming
Inverse Colors (White on Black, also known as reverse colors), ⌘ Command+⌥ Option+^ Control+8
Set Display to Greyscale (10.2 onwards)
Enhance Contrast
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
Mouse Pointer enlarging

External links

OS X

Versions

Applications

Automator Calculator Calendar Chess Contacts Dashboard Dictionary DVD Player FaceTime Finder Game Center Grapher iTunes (version history) Mac App Store Mail Messages Notes Notification Center Photo Booth Preview QuickTime Reminders Safari (version history) Stickies TextEdit

Discontinued	Front Row iChat iSync Sherlock

Utilities

Activity Monitor AirPort Utility AppleScript Editor Archive Utility Audio MIDI Setup Bluetooth File Exchange ColorSync Configurator Console Crash Reporter DigitalColor Meter Directory Utility DiskImageMounter Disk Utility Font Book Grab Help Viewer Image Capture Installer Keychain Access Migration Assistant Network Utility ODBC Administrator Screen Sharing System Preferences System Information Terminal Universal Access VoiceOver

Discontinued	Software Update Remote Install Mac OS X XQuartz

Technology and user interface

AirDrop Command key Option key Apple menu Apple Push Notification Service AppleScript Aqua Audio Units Bonjour Boot Camp Cocoa ColorSync Core Animation Core Audio Core Data Core Foundation Core Image Core OpenGL Core Text Core Video CUPS Cover Flow Darwin Dock FileVault Gatekeeper Grand Central Dispatch icns Inkwell I/O Kit Kernel panic Keychain launchd Launchpad Mach-O MacRuby Menu extra Mission Control OpenCL Preference Pane Property list Quartz QuickTime Quick Look Smart Folders Speakable items Spotlight Stacks Time Machine Uniform Type Identifier Universal binary WebKit XNU

Deprecated	Carbon

Discontinued	BootX Brushed metal Classic Environment Rosetta Spaces Xgrid

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