Accessibility Tips

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Android

Read Aloud Any Text On Your Android Phone (Text to Speech) 2024

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Summary:

  • Text to speech accessibility for the entire phone
  • Mentions Google Chrome's audio feature

App, feature or exentension mentioned: Android accessibility suite

Google Chrome's "Listen to this page" feature.


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Using Text-to-Speech on your Android Phone (select to speak)

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Summary:

  • Text to speech accessibility for the entire phone

App mentioned: Android accessibility suite


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Text To Speech Options On Android - TalkBack, Select To Speak, Voice Assistant, Screen Reader

Tutorial 3 Go To YouTube Tutorial >>

Summary:

  • Text to speech accessibility for the entire phone

App mentioned: Android accessibility suite

Iphone

How to Use Text to Speech on iPhone or iPad

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Summary:

  • Text to speech accessibility for the entire phone

Let Siri Read a Website to you in Safari on iOS 17

Tutorial 2 Go To YouTube Tutorial >>

Summary:

  • Text to speech with Safari

Elderly

Use these steps to help an older family member personalize their device for improved readability, visibility, and ease of use.


iPhone Senior Mode: Everything You Need to Know

Tutorial 1 Go To YouTube Tutorial >>

Summary

Main points from video:
  • What Is Assistive Access?
  • How to Set Up Assistive Access
  • Assistive Access Apps
  • Calls with Assistive Access
  • Camera with Assistive Access
  • Photos with Assistive Access
  • Music with Assistive Access

How to make your android phone easy for seniors to use

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Summary

  • Turn on Easy Mode (Samsung phones)
  • Turn off Gesture Navigation and turn on Button Mode
  • Make the text size bigger
  • Enlarge the keyboard buttons:
  • Install a senior-friendly launcher

Browsers

I Tested EVERY Modern Browser UI to find the BEST

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Summary

  • Different browsers might offer different accessibility options, this video tests different browsers out there that might give you more options!

Ads as security threats and safest browsers for vulnerable users

Informational writting

Table of contents:

  • Why the U.S. government treats online advertising as a cybersecurity threat
  • Browsers that help users who can’t quickly spot pop‑ups or malicious links
  • Why these browsers are especially suitable for elders and kids
  • Practical steps you can take right now
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