Tablets and Mobile Devices

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In recent years, it has become more common for tablets and mobile devices to come with built-in accessibility tools.  These tools vary by manufacturer, operating system (OS), and OS version.

Two of the top operating systems, Mac iOS and Android, come with a wide range of built-in accessibility tools.  Some of the tools available include screen readers, magnification, text to speech, font size adjustments, and high contrast display options to name a few.  Each OS provides their own names/branding for each available tool.  

To learn more about the built-in accessibility tools for each OS visit Apple’s Accessibility Links to an external site. website or the Android Lollipop OS Accessibility Links to an external site. website.  
Built-in accessibility features and tools continue to improve with each new version of Mac iOS and Android operating systems.

Estimated time: 13 minutes