After yesterday’s message about tools for improving the accessibility of websites, slides, and videos, I received some feedback from readers who commented that I hadn’t said anything about Firefox. That was not intentional, it was a complete overview on my part because I personally do not use Firefox that often and neither of my students. To fix this, here is a short list of accessibility options available in Firefox.

Firefox users can adjust default font sizes, spacing, and colors. These options are available by opening the options menu listed under the “Extra” drop-down menu in Firefox. Alternatively, you can open the options menu by typing ‘about: Preferences’ (without quotes) in the address bar in Firefox.

Other accessibility options for Firefox include using a keyboard to navigate web pages, zooming to enlarge pages, and installing add-ons for screen readers. You can enable keyboard navigation from the options menu under general settings. To zoom in to enlarge pages, hold down the Ctrl key and press the “+” key. To reverse that process, hold down Ctrl and press the “-” key. A few screen reader add-ons for Firefox can be found at http://bit.ly/accsettings and a full list of accessibility settings for Firefox is available at https://mzl.la/2DSxHhy

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