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[[!meta title="Accessibility"]]
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Tails and the GNOME desktop include assistive technologies to support users with various impairments and special needs, and to interact with common assistive devices.
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<h1 id="menu">Accessibility menu</h1>
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You can activate several assistive technologies, like a screen reader or large text, from the accessibility menu in the top bar, the
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[[!img lib/accessibility.png alt="" class="symbolic" link="no"]]
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icon that looks like a person.
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<h1 id="shortcuts">Keyboard shortcuts</h1>
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<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 access the accessibility menu using the keyboard:
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Press **Ctrl+Alt+Tab** to move the keyboard focus to the top bar.
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Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to select the accessibility menu.
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Press **Enter** to open the menu.
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Use the up and down arrow keys to select items in the menu.
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Press **Space** to toggle the selected item.
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Press **Esc** to close the menu.
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<h1 id="reader">Screen reader</h1>
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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"]]).
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[GNOME Help: *Orca* Screen Reader](https://help.gnome.org/users/orca/stable/)
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<h1 id="keyboard">Screen keyboard</h1>
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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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