This page is for Google Workspace users. If you're an administrator, see also the Administrator guide to accessibility.
You can use Google Workspace for online collaboration, organisation and productivity. These resources can help you get started with Google Workspace using assistive technology.
To learn about more accessibility features, visit the Google Accessibility website.
Note: Some Google products might give additional guidance in their documentation. For product documentation, refer to the resources listed below.
Recommended browsers and screen readers
These combinations of screen readers and browsers work best with Google Workspace:
| Operating system | Screen reader | Browser |
|---|---|---|
|
Microsoft Windows |
JAWS or NVDA |
Chrome Browser |
|
macOS |
VoiceOver |
Chrome Browser |
|
Chrome OS |
ChromeVox |
Chrome Browser |
Google Calendar
Use Google Calendar to create events, share your schedule and send reminders. You can use Calendar with a screen reader and keyboard shortcuts.
Resources include:
- Use a screen reader with Google Calendar
- Keyboard shortcuts for Google Calendar
- Use Outlook with Google Workspace
Google Chat
You can participate in private or group conversations and use apps to help automate your work. Accessibility features include screen reader support and keyboard shortcuts.
Resources include:
Chromebooks
Use a Chromebook to create content, browse the Internet and communicate and collaborate with people. You can use the built-in ChromeVox screen reader, a braille display and the on-screen keyboard.
Resources include:
- Use the built-in screen reader
- Turn on Chromebook accessibility features
- Use your Chromebook keyboard
- Zoom in or magnify your Chromebook screen
- Use a braille device with your Chromebook
- Use the on-screen keyboard
- Videos: Chrome and Chrome OS accessibility
Chrome Browser
Use Chrome Browser to search the Internet and work with web apps. You can use Chrome Browser with a screen reader, set high contrast and custom colors and zoom in on the page.
Resources include:
- Use TalkBack to browse the web with Chrome
- Accessibility on Chrome
- Keyboard shortcuts for Chrome
- Accessibility: Assistive technology support
- Accessibility: Keyboard access
- Accessibility: Low-Vision support
- Use Chrome with accessibility extensions
- Videos: Chrome and Chrome OS accessibility
Classroom
You can create and join classes, manage assignments and provide feedback on student work. You can navigate and work in Classroom using a screen reader and keyboard shortcuts.
Resources include:
Google Cloud Search
Use Google Cloud Search to find the information that you need at work. You can use a screen reader to search across your organisation's content in Google Workspace services or third-party data sources.
Resources include:
Google Docs
You can create, edit and collaborate on text documents. You can navigate and edit documents with a screen reader and keyboard shortcuts, and use a braille display.
Resources include:
- Accessibility for Docs editors
- Edit documents with a screen reader
- Collaborate and comment with a screen reader
- Use a braille display with Docs editors
- Type with your voice
- Keyboard shortcuts for Google Docs
- Make your document or presentation more accessible
- Video: Getting started with Google Docs using a screen reader (18.9 minutes)
Google Drawings
Create, edit and collaborate on drawings and insert them into Google Docs, Sheets or Slides files. You can edit and navigate drawings with a screen reader and use a braille display.
Resources include:
- Create, insert and edit drawings
- Edit drawings with a screen reader
- Use a braille display with Docs editors
- Collaborate and comment with a screen reader
- Accessibility for Docs editors
Google Drive on the web
Create, store and edit files using Google Drive on the web. You can use a screen reader and keyboard shortcuts to organise files into folders, store files for access from any device and share files with others.
Resources include:
- Use a screen reader with Google Drive
- Keyboard shortcuts for Google Drive on the web
- Video: Getting started with Google Drive using a screen reader (19.5 minutes)
Google Drive sync application
Use the Drive File Stream application to synchronise local files with Google Drive on the web. With Drive File Stream, files in My Drive and shared drives stream to your computer. You can access your files anywhere, at any time, on any device. Drive File Stream also works with a screen reader.
Resources include:
Google Forms
You can create forms, quizzes and surveys, share them with people and track responses. You can create, edit and navigate forms with a screen reader and keyboard shortcuts.
Resources include:
Gmail
Use Gmail to send and receive emails in Google Workspace. You can also manage contacts and organise your messages with labels and inbox tabs. You can work with your email using a screen reader and keyboard shortcuts and set a high-contrast theme.
Resources include:
- Display and accessibility
- Use Gmail with a screen reader
- Use Gmail with a screen reader (basic HTML view)
- Keyboard shortcuts for Gmail
- Use IMAP to check Gmail on other email clients
- Use Outlook with Google Workspace
- Buttons in your Gmail toolbar
- Gmail themes
Google Groups
You can create and participate in discussion groups, email lists and support sites. You can work in Groups with a screen reader and use keyboard shortcuts. Important screen elements have hints that are read by screen readers.
Resources include:
Google Jamboard
Collaborate in real time with Jamboard, a 55-inch digital whiteboard that works with Google Workspace services. With Jamboard, you can use TalkBack, the Google screen reader included on Android devices. You can also navigate Jamboard using gestures.
Resources include:
Google Meet
Use Google Meet to have video meetings with people inside or outside of your organisation. You can join from a computer, mobile device or conference room. You can participate in video meetings using a screen reader and keyboard shortcuts, and you can display the captions of the person speaking.
Note: If you record a video meeting, captions are not recorded and don't appear when you play the recording.
Resources include:
- Google Meet accessibility features
- Use captions in a video meeting
- Keyboard shortcuts for Google Meet
- Make Jamboard meetings more accessible
Google meeting room hardware
Use Google meeting room hardware to join and participate in voice and video meetings. You can turn on screen magnification, spoken feedback and live captions.
Note: If you record a video meeting, live captions are not recorded and don't appear when you play the recording.
Resources include:
Google Sheets
Use Google Sheets to create, edit and collaborate on spreadsheets. You can edit and navigate spreadsheets with a screen reader and keyboard shortcuts, and use a braille display.
Resources include:
- Accessibility for Docs editors
- Edit spreadsheets with a screen reader
- Collaborate and comment with a screen reader
- Keyboard shortcuts for Google Sheets
- Video: Getting started with Google Sheets using a screen reader (26.3 minutes)
Google Slides
Use Google Slides to create, edit and collaborate on presentations. You can navigate and edit presentations with a screen reader, use a braille display and present with live captions.
Resources include:
- Accessibility for Docs editors
- Edit presentations with a screen reader
- Collaborate and comment with a screen reader
- Use a braille display with Docs editors
- Present slides with captions
- Keyboard shortcuts for Google Slides
- Make your document or presentation more accessible
- Video: Getting started with Google Slides using a screen reader (16 minutes)
Google Sites
Create websites that are private, shared with specific people or open to everyone on the web. You can navigate and edit websites using a screen reader and keyboard shortcuts.
Resources include:
- Use Google Sites with a screen reader
- Keyboard shortcuts for Google Sites
- Make your site more accessible
Google Voice
Use Google Voice for calls, text messages and voicemail. You can use your Google voice phone number to dial domestically and internationally using your web browser and mobile devices. You can use Google Voice with a screen reader and keyboard shortcuts.
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Support and feedback
Get support
You can get help and information from these sources:
- Disability support team
- Google Accessibility website
- Google Workspace Learning Centre
- Google Workspace administrator Help Centre
Send feedback
You can send comments or questions about the accessibility of Google products, or the ChromeVox screen reader, on these websites:
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