Accessibility - Blackberry Z10 User Manual

User Guide
Turn off icon labels in the action bar
By default, labels appear under icons in the action bar at the bottom of the screen. The labels identify and explain the
signature actions available to you. If you turn off this setting, icon labels don't appear unless you touch and hold the icon in
the action bar. To turn off the labels:
Tip: You can slide your finger between icons to see the labels. To avoid selecting an option, slide your finger outside of the
action bar.
1. On the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen.
2.
Tap Settings > Display.
3. Turn off the Always Show Icon Labels switch.

Accessibility

Your BlackBerry 10 device uses several well-established accessibility aids for people with disabilities. These aids include
magnify mode, hearing aid mode, TTY support, closed captions, text size adjustment and the BlackBerry Screen Reader.
What's new in accessibility
Your BlackBerry device is designed to help you stay productive with assistive technology for people with disabilities and
special requirements. BlackBerry continues to improve the accessibility features on your BlackBerry device with updates
to existing features and expanded gestures to use with the BlackBerry Screen Reader.
Gestures
• The "Where am I" gesture makes the BlackBerry Screen Reader describe the application and area of the screen where
you are currently located. To use the "Where am I" gesture, tap the screen with two fingers.
Application support for BlackBerry Screen Reader
The BlackBerry Screen Reader now supports the following applications:
• BlackBerry Remember
• Music
• Smart Tags
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