Accessibility Help

• Windows: Press 'Ctrl' and '+' (to zoom in) or 'Ctrl' and '-' (to zoom out)

• Mac: Press 'Cmd' and '+' (to zoom in) or 'Cmd' and '-' (to zoom out)

• Mobile: Pinch with two fingers to zoom

Chrome:

1. Click the three dots (⋮) in the top right

2. Look for 'Zoom' and use the +/- buttons

3. Or go to Settings → Appearance → Font size

Firefox:

1. Click the three lines (≡) in the top right

2. Look for 'Zoom' and use the +/- buttons

3. Or go to Settings → Language and Appearance → Fonts and Colors

Safari:

1. Go to View → Zoom In

2. Or go to Settings → Advanced → Accessibility

Edge:

1. Click the three dots (⋯) in the top right

2. Use the zoom +/- controls

3. Or go to Settings → Appearance

• Windows: Press 'Alt' + 'Left Shift' + 'Print Screen'

• Mac: System Preferences → Accessibility → Display → Enable increase contrast and/or slide display contrast bar to adjust contrast level

• Chromebook: Settings → Accessibility → High contrast mode

• Chrome: Install 'Reader View' extension from the Chrome Web Store

• Firefox: Click the page icon (📄) in the address bar

• Safari: Click 'AA' in the address bar → Show Reader

• Edge: Click the book icon in the address bar

This site is designed to work with common screen readers (e.g., NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver, ChromeVox). For more information on using the website with screen reader support, see: https://support.google.com/sites/answer/1637080 

You can navigate this site using your keyboard. Basic controls include:

• Tab - Move to next interactive element (e.g., link, button, collapsible section)

• Shift + Tab - Move to previous interactive element

• Enter - Activate links and buttons, expand/collapse sections

• Space or Down arrow or Page Down - Scroll down

• Shift + Space or Up arrow or Page Up - Scroll up

Note: Controls may differ depending on your keyboard settings. For more information on keyboard shortcuts, see: https://support.google.com/sites/answer/189191 

If you need accessibility features beyond your browser's built-in options, you can consider using free browser extensions such as:

• Dark Reader - Dark mode/colour adjustments

• HelperBird - Fonts designed for dyslexia, reading rulers, text-to-speech

• Read&Write for Google Chrome - Text-to-speech and speech-to-text

1. When you click on the 'Copy to Drive' button, Google Docs will ask if you would like to make a copy of the document. (Note: You need to be signed in to your Google account to make a copy. If not, Google Docs will prompt you to sign in.)

2. Click Make a copy. Your personal copy should open and automatically be renamed "Copy of Reflection Exercise..."

3. Type your answers into your copy. Changes should save automatically to your Google Drive - only you can see it. (Note: If you share your Google account with others, they could access your documents. If you want to check how Google itself handles your data, see Google's privacy policy.)

4. To find your saved copies later, go to drive.google.com and look in 'My Drive'. 

Click Tools → Accessibility to turn on screen reader support and/or screen magnifier support in Google Docs. You can also click Tools → Voice typing to input your answers by speaking.

Further accessibility help guides

• Using Google Docs with a screen reader: https://support.google.com/docs/answer/6282736

• Using Google Docs with magnification and high contrast: https://support.google.com/docs/answer/15931224

• Using Google Docs with voice typing: https://support.google.com/docs/answer/4492226 

• Further guidance on accessibility in Google Docs: https://support.google.com/accessibility/answer/16454276 

1. When you click on the 'download to device' button, the Word document will directly download to your device. 

2. Open the downloaded file on your device and fill it in electronically or print it out to fill it in by hand.

3. Save your document wherever you keep private files. 

You may be able to use the following built-in accessibility features on Microsoft Word or your own device.

Text-to-speech

• Office/Microsoft 365: Click on Review → Read Aloud. 

• Mac: Go to System Settings → Accessibility → Spoken Content → Speak Selection. You can set your preferred keyboard shortcut, or leave it as the default shortcut which is Option + Esc.

• Windows: Go to Settings → Ease of Access → Narrator. Turn on the Narrator button and tick ‘Allow the shortcut key to start Narrator’. Press the Windows logo key + Ctrl + Enter on your keyboard to start (or stop) Narrator. 

Speech-to-text

• Microsoft 365: Click the Dictate button on the Home Ribbon, start speaking, and your words should appear on screen. Click the button again when you are done speaking. 

• Mac: Go to System Settings → Keyboard → Dictation. You can set your preferred keyboard shortcut, or leave it as the default shortcut which is pressing the Fn (Function) key twice.

• Windows: To start dictating, select the text field you want to fill in and press the keyboard shortcut Windows logo key + H. A toolbar with the microphone icon should pop up. If you have not enabled this feature yet, a pop-up may prompt you to go to Settings → Privacy → Speech and turn on speech services first.

Further accessibility help guides

• Microsoft: https://support.microsoft.com/office/accessibility 

• Mac: https://support.apple.com/accessibility/mac 

• Windows: https://support.microsoft.com/accessibility 

You need to sign into your Google account to make copies to your Google Drive. If you don't have a Google account, see 'Don't have a Google account?' below.

Option 1: Download the documents to your device without creating a Google account. 

Option 2: Create a free Google account by going to accounts.google.com.

Go to drive.google.com and look in 'My Drive'. If you think you may have deleted your copies, check 'Trash' on the left side. If it's there, click the file → 'Restore'. Consider organising the documents in a dedicated folder in your Google Drive to prevent accidental deletion. For Google Drive Help, see: support.google.com/drive. 

This website may not respond to your device's or browser's dark mode setting. This is a platform limitation affecting all Google Sites. You may find that adjusting the contrast level makes text easier to read - see 'High contrast mode' above. If you want to 'force' dark colours on this site (or any site), try installing a free browser extension like Dark Reader (available for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge).

Try Chrome or Firefox browsers - they typically work best with screen readers. Make sure your screen reader is updated to the latest version. For more information on recommended screen readers, see: https://support.google.com/sites/answer/1637080 

Videos are hosted on YouTube. Click on the video title to try watching directly on Youtube (instead of the embedded video on this website). If YouTube is blocked, you can read the linked transcripts instead.

For more Accessibility help, visit the Google Accessibility Help Center. If you are participating in the evaluation of this guide, you can also contact the lead researcher at: k.l.e.han@bham.ac.uk