Technology for Everyone
Technology should adapt to you — not the other way around.
Every major device already includes powerful accessibility features. This hub shows you how to turn them on, plus the organizations and tools that can help.
Start with what you need
Jump straight to the features that match how you use your device.
Vision
Make what is on the screen easier to see — or hear.
Explore vision featuresLow VisionBlindColor BlindnessHearing
Captions, visual alerts, and better sound for every call and video.
Explore hearing featuresHard of HearingDeafMotor
Control your device with your voice, a switch, or a single tap.
Explore motor featuresLimited DexterityTremorsCognitive
Simpler screens, fewer distractions, gentle reminders.
Explore cognitive featuresDementiaMemoryLearning
Your phone can already read, magnify, caption, and listen for you
Most people never turn these features on because nobody told them they were there. Our complete guide walks through every one in plain English — with the exact taps to turn them on.
Vision — for low vision, blindness, and color blindness
Every phone and computer can read the screen out loud, magnify text, and shift colors to match your eyes. You do not need to buy anything new.
Screen reader (VoiceOver, TalkBack, Narrator)
Reads everything on screen out loud and describes images and buttons. The most powerful feature for anyone who cannot comfortably read the screen.
Turn it onZoom and magnification
Magnify the whole screen up to 15x, or only the area around your cursor. Works in every app without the app needing to support it.
Turn it onLarger text system-wide
Makes text bigger in menus, messages, email, and most apps. Adjustable on a slider so you can find the right size for your eyes.
Turn it onColor filters for color blindness
Shifts colors to make red-green or blue-yellow differences easier to see. Built-in presets for the most common forms of color vision deficiency.
Turn it on
Hearing — for hard of hearing and Deaf users
Real-time captions, visual notifications, and direct hearing-aid connections are already on your devices. Turn them on once and they stay on.
Live captions for any audio
Real-time captions for phone calls, FaceTime, YouTube, and podcasts — even when the app itself has no captions.
Turn it onVisual and LED flash alerts
Flashes the camera light or the screen when you get a call or notification. Useful if you keep your phone on silent.
Turn it onHearing-aid Bluetooth pairing
Stream phone calls, music, and TV audio directly to your hearing aids with no middleman device.
Turn it onMono audio and caption customization
Combine stereo into one channel so you never miss half of a call. Make captions bigger, bolder, and easier to read.
Turn it on
Motor — for limited dexterity and tremors
If typing, tapping, or holding the phone is painful, your device can listen to your voice, respond to a single switch, or ignore shaky touches.
Voice Control and Voice Access
Control the whole device by speaking. Open apps, tap buttons, type messages, and scroll without touching the screen.
Turn it onAssistiveTouch and one-finger gestures
An on-screen button that replaces complex multi-finger gestures with simple taps.
Turn it onSwitch Control
Operate your device with an external switch — a large button, a puff-sip sensor, or a camera that detects head movement.
Turn it onSticky Keys and Filter Keys
Press shortcuts one key at a time. Ignore accidental repeated keypresses — a lifesaver for tremors.
Turn it on
Cognitive — for dementia, memory, and learning
Fewer choices, gentle reminders, and one-app-at-a-time modes reduce overwhelm. These features protect focus without taking away independence.
Simplified interface modes
iPhone Assistive Access, Android Simple Mode, and Samsung Easy Mode shrink the phone to a few large buttons — calls, messages, camera, photos.
Turn it onGuided Access and Focus Mode
Locks the device into a single app. Great for reducing distractions during reading, calls, or medical appointments.
Turn it onReduce motion
Removes spinning, sliding, and parallax animations. If motion on screens makes you dizzy, this is the first setting to flip.
Turn it onSpoken content and text-to-speech
Highlight any text and have it read out loud. Helpful for long articles, dense documents, or anyone who learns better by listening.
Turn it on
Tools that work for every ability
Free, plain-English tools designed to adapt to how you use your device — not the other way around.
Tech Comfort Quiz
A gentle five-minute quiz that matches you to the setup most likely to work for your eyes, ears, hands, and focus.
Take the quizTekBrain
Ask any plain-English tech question and TekBrain walks you through the answer — no jargon, no rush, no shame.
Ask TekBrainAccessibility Needs Finder
Answer a handful of questions and we will tell you the exact settings to turn on first on your device.
Find what fitsAccessibility Profile Builder
Save a profile of your preferences so every guide on TekSure adjusts to what works best for you.
Build a profile
Organizations that can help
These are the groups we trust. All four are nonprofit, member-driven, and offer free or low-cost resources to people of every age.
National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
The oldest and largest membership organization of blind people in the United States. Free resources, legal advocacy, and local chapters in every state.
Visit websiteHearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)
Support groups, caption advocacy, and plain-language guides to hearing aids and cochlear implants. Chapters nationwide and an active online community.
Visit websiteAmerican Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
Research, policy, and the long-running AccessWorld publication. AFB reviews of apps and devices are trusted by people who use them daily.
Visit websiteDO-IT at the University of Washington
Programs that help people with disabilities use technology to pursue college, careers, and community. Free publications, webinars, and mentoring.
Visit website
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Already know what to tweak? Jump to Settings → Accessibility shortcuts for every major device.