Tails and the GNOME desktop include assistive technologies to support users with various impairments and special needs, and to interact with common assistive devices.
[[!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"]]
To configure all possible accessibility settings, you can either:
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To hear screen elements spoken to you, turn on the **Screen Reader** fromChoose **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.
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.
<table> <tr><td>Turn screen reader on or off</td><td>Alt+[[!img lib/start.png class="symbolic" link="no" alt="Super"]]+S</td></tr> <tr><td>Turn zoom on or off</td><td>Alt+[[!img lib/start.png class="symbolic" link="no" alt="Super"]]+8</td></tr> <tr><td>Zoom in</td><td>Alt+[[!img lib/start.png class="symbolic" link="no" alt="Super"]]+=</td></tr> <tr><td>Zoom out</td><td>Alt+[[!img lib/start.png class="symbolic" link="no" alt="Super"]]+-</td></tr> <tr><td>Window resize menu</td><td>Alt+Space</td></tr> </table>
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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* applicationutility in Tails:
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: