en	[[!meta title="Accessibility"]]

en	Tails and the GNOME desktop include assistive technologies to support users with various impairments and special needs, and to interact with common assistive devices.

en	Accessibility menu

en	You can activate several assistive technologies, like a screen reader or large text, from the accessibility menu in the top bar, the

en	[[!img lib/accessibility.png alt="" class="symbolic" link="no"]]

en	icon that looks like a person.

en	[[!img desktop/accessibility.png class="screenshot" alt="Accessibility menu with the following options, all disabled by default: High Contrast, Zoom, Large Text, Screen Reader, Screen Keyboard, Visual Alters, Sticky Keys, Slow Keys, Bounce Keys, and Mouse Keys"]]

en	Accessibility settings

en	More accessibility settings are available in the *Settings* utility.

en	To configure all possible accessibility settings, you can either:

en	Choose **Accessibility Settings** in the accessibility menu in the top bar, the [[!img lib/accessibility.png alt="" class="symbolic" link="no"]] icon that looks like a person.

en	Choose **Apps&nbsp;▸ System Tools&nbsp;▸ Settings** and select **Accessibility** in the sidebar of the *Settings* utility.

en	Keyboard shortcuts

en	Turn screen reader on or offAlt+[[!img lib/start.png class="symbolic" link="no" alt="Super"]]+S Turn zoom on or offAlt+[[!img lib/start.png class="symbolic" link="no" alt="Super"]]+8 Zoom inAlt+[[!img lib/start.png class="symbolic" link="no" alt="Super"]]+= Zoom outAlt+[[!img lib/start.png class="symbolic" link="no" alt="Super"]]+- Window resize menuAlt+Space

en	To learn about all keyboard shortcuts in GNOME visit [GNOME Help: Useful keyboard shortcuts](https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/shell-keyboard-shortcuts.html.en) or use the *Settings* utility in Tails:

en	Choose **Apps&nbsp;▸ System Tools&nbsp;▸ Settings**.

en	In the *Settings* utility, choose **Keyboard&nbsp;▸ Keyboard Shortcuts&nbsp;▸ View and Customize Shortcuts**.

en	To access the accessibility menu using the keyboard:

en	Press **Ctrl+Alt+Tab** to move the keyboard focus to the top bar.

en	Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to select the accessibility menu.

en	Press **Enter** to open the menu.

en	Use the up and down arrow keys to select items in the menu.

en	Press **Space** to toggle the selected item.

en	Press **Esc** to close the menu.

en	Screen reader

en	To hear screen elements spoken to you, turn on the **Screen Reader** from the accessibility menu ([[!img lib/accessibility.png alt="" class="symbolic" link="no"]]).

en	[GNOME Help: *Orca* Screen Reader](https://help.gnome.org/users/orca/stable/)

en	Screen keyboard

en	If you prefer a pointing device over the keyboard, turn on the **Screen Keyboard** from the accessibility menu ([[!img lib/accessibility.png alt="" class="symbolic" link="no"]]).

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en	You can also use the screen keyboard to protect against hardware keyloggers by avoiding to use the actual keyboard.

en	If a keylogger has been physically installed on the computer, your passwords, personal information, and other data typed on the keyboard could be stored and accessed by someone else, even if you are using Tails.

en	For an example, see KeeLog: KeyGrabber forensic keylogger getting started.

en	Keyloggers are more likely on public computers, in Internet cafés or libraries, and on desktop computers, where a device is easier to hide.

en	[[Reducing risks when using untrusted computers|doc/about/warnings/computer]]

en	The screen keyboard doesn't work in a Root Console. ([[!tails_ticket 18061]])

en	Execute the following command in a regular Console.

en	sudo -i

en	The screen keyboard doesn't work in Kleopatra, Electrum, and KeePassXC. ([[!tails_ticket 19695]])

en	Instead, you can use the screen keyboard in the Text Editor first, then cut and paste into one of these applications.