Maybe the text feels too small. Maybe a bright background makes the words hard to focus on, or a moving banner is more distracting than helpful. Maybe reading is just harder some days than others.
These are more common than most people realize. About 1 in 4 U.S. adults live with some type of disability, and plenty more run into moments like these for reasons that never get a label. If any of that sounds familiar, there's a simple tool built into this website that can help.
Look for this icon, usually in a corner of the screen.
The Accessibility Help Desk widget will open up with simple tools that you can turn on or off.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Focus | Reduces visual clutter around what you're reading |
| Cursor | Makes the mouse cursor easier to see |
| Highlight | Highlights links and clickable buttons |
| Contrast | Switches to high-contrast or desaturated colors |
| Color Shift | Adjusts colors for color blindness or light sensitivity |
| Animation | Pauses moving or flashing content |
| Text Size | Makes text bigger |
| Spacing | Adds space between letters and lines |
| Font | Switches to a simpler font |
| Guide | Adds a line that follows your cursor to help you read |
| Window | Adds a focus box around what you're reading |
| Images | Adjusts how images display |
Pro tip
Try anything. Nothing you click can break the site, and you can undo it all anytime with the Reset button in the menu.
See something on the site that isn't working for you? Click Report Issue in the same menu and let us know.
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