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