Accessibility & Assistive Resources
Resources for Vision, Hearing, Dyslexia, etc.
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Vision Accessibility
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Hearing Accessibility
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Dyslexia Accessibility
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Helperbird
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Changing Language on a Chromebook
Keyword: Language, Chromebook, Settings Alias: ChromeOS, Chrome Summary: If your chromebook is not in the correct language, this guide will walk you through the settings menu to change the language. Change your device's language Your Chromebook’s features, like settings and menus, use the language you chose when you first set up your device. 1. At the bottom right, select the time. 2. Select Settings System Preferences. If you can't read the options, it's the second to bottom option on the left you may need to scroll the left side of the page. 3. Select Languages, this is third from the top box on the right side of screen if you currently can't read it. 4. To change your Chromebook's language, next to "Device language," select Change. This will be the button at the very top right if you can't read it. 5. Type or choose your preferred language. 6. Select Confirm and restart.
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Google Translate (Another Language > English and/or English > Another Language)
Google Translate is built-into Chrome across Windows, macOS, and ChromeOS. Another Language > English 1. By default, if the main language of the device or Chromebook is set to English, when browsing to a website that is not in English, Chrome should show a Google Translate pop-up and offer to translate the website to English. When shown the below pop-up, click on the 'English' button to translate the current website to English: 2. As mentioned above, clicking the 'English' button will translate the entire website into English: 3. In the Google Translate pop-up, if you click the three vertical dots, you can see other options, such as 'Always translate ___Language__' you can use this to remember to always translate the chosen language, every time. You can also choose another language to translate into: English > Another Language 1. Now, let's say there is a web page in English that you'd like to translate into a different language. Browse to this website, then use two fingers to tap the center of the trackpad. This should bring up the right-click menu. If you have a mouse, simply right-click. With the right-click menu open, click Translate to English. For more information on right-clicking on a Chromebook, click here. 2. The Google Translate menu should pop-up. Select Choose another language: 3. Then, choose the desired language that you would like to translate the entirety of the current webpage into: 4. With the desired language, selected click Translate: 5. The page should now be translated from English into the desired language: