Accessibility Features

By Paris Brower
Amazon Fire 7 Tablet, Fire OS 5.6.4.0 (636559820)
How to Access
Features
Home>Settings>Scroll
Down to Accessibility
Impaired Hearing Options
Closed Captioning
● With this setting, you can
(CC) watch videos, shows, and
Settings>Accessibility>Closed
Captioning movies with clear captions.
● The preferences can be
changed to your liking
● Closed Captioning
Preferences>Size, Color,
Opacity, Font, Style,
Background
 Convert Stereo to Mono
● This option is available for
someone who might be
impaired in one ear
● Settings>Accessibility>Conv
ert Stereo to Mono
● With this setting, all of the
audio will be set to one
earbud or one side of the
headphones
Visually Impaired
Options
VoiceView Screen Reader
● Settings>Accessibility>VoiceView
Screen Reader
● Also can be accessed by tapping the
power button three times
● Spoken feedback is given to describe
the actions is taking place on the
screen.
● Preferences include typing style,
speech, and even braille.
 High Contrast Text
● Settings>Accessibility>High
Contrast Text
● This setting makes the words
and colors on the screen
brighter, to ensure easier
viewing,
● This is aimed to someone who
may not be completely blind,
but still has a hard time seeing
 Screen
Magnifier ● Settings>Accessibility>Screen
Magnifier
● This is another setting for users who
may not be completely blind, but still
have a hard time seeing
● This setting makes words, images,
videos, etc. appear larger to the user
Mobility Options
 BlueTooth
● Settings>Wireless &
Bluetooth>Bluetooth
● The Fire Tablet comes with
enhanced bluetooth support.
● Bluetooth makes it possible
for users to connect external
devices to their tablet (ie:
external keyboards)