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Visual Adjustments for D2L
Contents
Visual Adjustments for D2L .................................................................................... 1
Contents ........................................................................................................... 1
D2L Account Settings.......................................................................................... 1
Brightspace Pulse App......................................................................................... 1
Windows 11 Built-In Accessibility ......................................................................... 2
Quick (temporary) adjustments: ....................................................................... 2
Adjust/enlarge the visual display....................................................................... 3
Apple Built-in Accessibility ................................................................................... 3
Zoom............................................................................................................. 3
Web Browsers .................................................................................................... 4
D2L Account Settings
Global adjustment per individual: Go to Account Settings > Font Settings
By default, the Font Size is set to Small. You may choose from Small, Medium, Large,
or Huge.
Brightspace Pulse App
Check out Android accessibility support for info on adjusting display and font size,
magnification, contrast and color options and Select to Speak. Check out Apple
Accessibility for iOS support, including magnifier, display and text size.
Use TalkBack for Android and VoiceOver for iOS.
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Windows 11 Built-In Accessibility
• Using Windows 11 Built-In Accessibility (Vision, Hearing, Physical, Cognition):
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Accessibility/windows
• Ease of Access (Windows Key + U)
o Vision
Display
Mouse Pointer
Magnifier
Color filters
High contrast
Narrator
o Hearing
Audio
Closed Captions
o Interaction
Speech
Keyboard
Mouse
Eye control
• Control Panel > Ease of Access Center
• Control Panel > Speech Recognition
• ClearType Text Tuner – Make the text on your screen easier to read
Quick (temporary) adjustments:
• High Contrast: Left ALT + Left SHIFT + PRINTSCREEN; Repeat to return to
regular setting
• Magnifier: Windows Key + Plus sign to activate Magnifier (click this combination
again to magnify more); Windows Key + Minus Sign to decrease magnification;
Windows Key + Escape to close Magnifier
• Magnification (within an application): CTRL + roll the mouse wheel up to
magnify or down to de-magnify
• Browser Magnification: CTRL + to magnify, CTRL – to de-magnify, CTRL + 0 to
return to original sizing
• Any other quick items: Windows Key + U (Ease of Access)
• Night light (dims your screen): Settings > Turn on now, adjust strength,
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Adjust/enlarge the visual display
These adjustments should change the display until changed again.
Colors/High Contrast:
1. Windows Key + I
2. Choose Personalization > Colors > High contrast settings (You have the
opportunity to choose from four themes here. You may need to restart the
computer for the change to take place.)
Sizing:
1. Right click anywhere on the desktop > Choose Display settings > Change the size
of text and other items
2. You can set custom scaling to change the size of text, apps, and other items and
click apply. (You may need to restart the computer for the change to take place.)
Apple Built-in Accessibility
• http://www.apple.com/accessibility/
• Mac > System Preferences >
o Speech (Speech Recognition or Text to Speech)
o Universal Access (features based on Seeing, Hearing, Keyboard, Mouse &
Trackpad)
Zoom
Magnification and reading aloud
1. Open System Preferences.
2. Go to Accessibility.
3. Go to Zoom.
4. Check the box that states “speak text under the mouse pointer.” Don’t close that
preference pane, you may want to turn this feature off. There is a drop-down
menu that will allow speech always or only when zoomed in. Get familiar with the
Zooming options so you know what you are doing. Check the box to use a modifier
key to Zoom, such as Control and two fingers scroll to Zoom.
5. Open a website or an email client > Zoom in a little > point at an image > listen to
the voice read the alt text.
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Web Browsers
Chrome Accessibility: Check out low-vision features, TalkBack, text/image/video sizes,
keyboard shortcuts, high-contrast extension, etc.
Edge Accessibility: Check out make text larger, read more comfortably, high visibility
outline, high contrast, etc.
Firefox Accessibility: Check out page zoom, text zoom, changing size of buttons and
menus, setting fonts and colors, setting a minimum font size, using a high contrast
theme, etc.
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