Accessibility overview
Accessibility is the degree to which a product or service can be used by a customer with a particular disability. Accessible products and services enable users with disabilities to easily and efficiently use those products and services. Accessible systems have three major components:- Application being made accessible
- Accessibility framework
- Assistive technology
Available Vega assistive technologies for Vega Fire TV
Vega currently supports the following assistive technology on Vega Fire TV devices:- VoiceView: Enable a blind user to interact with objects on the screen via speech output and either touch or keyboard input.
Activating VoiceView on Vega Fire TV devices
To activate VoiceView on Vega Fire TV devices:- Enable VoiceView by holding down the Back and Menu keys on the Fire TV remote for 2 seconds. VoiceView has two navigation modes available: Standard Navigation Mode or Enhanced Navigation Mode. You can switch to Standard Navigation Mode by holding down the Menu key. Note that in Standard Navigation Mode, VoiceView’s cursor will only move among actionable items, such as buttons.
- In Enhanced Navigation Mode, press the Right and Left directional keys on the remote to move VoiceView’s cursor (shown as the green focus rectangle) to an item.
- Press the Select key to activate an item.
