{"id":4414,"date":"2020-07-24T15:43:29","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T19:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=4414"},"modified":"2020-07-24T15:44:10","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T19:44:10","slug":"accessibility-features-series-kicks-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=4414","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility Features Series Kicks off!!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hey everyone!&nbsp; This is James Whitney, AT Clinician MDTAP<\/p>\n<p>Part of my job here at the Maryland Assistive Technology Program is to consult with Maryland residents with varying abilities \/ disabilities and assist them in the process of finding AT to best fit their unique needs. There are so many devices out there to purchase that hold value and can greatly improve aspects of an individual\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p>I want to discuss some of the free-of-charge, already-included-in-your-device, accessibility features that your phone, computer, or tablet currently offer. I will discuss these below for each of the big 3 operating systems.&nbsp; Over the next few bog posts, we&#8217;ll discuss options related to vision, hearing, mobility and learning.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First up:&nbsp; Support<\/p>\n<h2>How to access these settings:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Apple: \u00e0 Settings \u00e0 Accessibility<\/li>\n<li>Windows 10 \u00e0 Settings \u00e0 Ease of Access<\/li>\n<li>Android \u00e0 Settings \u00e0 Accessibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Support:<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Apple Support:<\/strong> If you are a customer with a&nbsp;disability&nbsp;and utilize our accessibility features such as VoiceOver or MFi Hearing devices, call (877) 204\u20133930 for direct access to&nbsp;Apple&nbsp;representatives who are trained in providing&nbsp;support&nbsp;for these&nbsp;services. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/contact\/\">https:\/\/www.apple.com\/contact\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Windows 10 Disability Answer Desk:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/accessibility\/disability-answer-desk?activetab=contact-pivot%3aprimaryr9\">https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/accessibility\/disability-answer-desk?activetab=contact-pivot%3aprimaryr9<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Android Accessibility Support: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/accessibility\/android?hl=en#topic=6007234\">https:\/\/support.google.com\/accessibility\/android?hl=en#topic=6007234<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=149587675112835\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=4414\" layout=\"standard\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"450\" action=\"like\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey everyone!&nbsp; This is James Whitney, AT Clinician MDTAP Part of my job here at the Maryland Assistive Technology Program is to consult with Maryland residents with varying abilities \/ disabilities and assist them in the process of finding AT to best fit their unique needs. 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