Help with Accessibility control panel

[Bob Ford]

I recently updated my computer with Mac with the Monterrey OS. Monterrey has all sorts of problems, such as operating at a snail’s pace, but my paramount problem is with the Accessibility control panel. I am visually impaired, and the zoom function has become essential to my being able to function in a computer. But Accessibility doesn’t work right since I updated the OS. This leaves me barely functioning on my computer. Is there any way I can reload or restore or repair the Accessibility

 

[Bob Ford]

Help with Accessibility control panel

 

[Randy B. Singer]

I'm in touch with a number of people who use Macs with vision issues. None of them have expressed any problem with the Accessibility control panel in Monterrey.

You can reset your entire installation of the Macintosh OS by booting into Recovery and reinstalling a fresh copy of the OS. This will leave all of your apps and docs untouched.

How to start up from macOS Recovery - Apple Support

macOS Recovery is your computer’s built-in recovery system, with utilities to reinstall macOS, repair or erase your startup disk, restore from a Time Machine backup, and more. Follow the steps for your type of Mac.

support.apple.com

How to reinstall macOS - Apple Support

You can use macOS Recovery, your computer's built-in recovery system, to reinstall the Mac operating system. Reinstalling macOS doesn't remove your personal data.

support.apple.com

If this doesn't help, I suggest that you contact Apple Support for assistance:

https://getsupport.apple.com/topics

 

[pm-r]

This leaves me barely functioning on my computer. Is there any way I can reload or restore or repair the Accessibility

I also rely on Mac OS accessibility for both eyesight problems and typing and hand coordination and Randy has provided a good suggestion to sort out your problems hopefully with a reinstall,
I had to do the similar thing when I switched to an upgraded to Mac OS 15 Sequoia.

When you get it reinstalled have a look at some of the various " how to" type pages for using
Apple's Control Centre, such as this one:
How to use Control Center in MacOS Monterey

How to use Control Center in MacOS Monterey

If you’re new to MacOS, you might be wondering, “Where is Control Center on Mac, and how do I use it?” We’ll show you what you need to know about this tool.

www.digitaltrends.com

Good luck.

I also rely on Apple's Dictation as well as a third party extension for Google Chrome that I wish worked globally instead of just in Google applications. Apple could learn a lot from it and their dictation needs a fair amount of work from the Malco West 15 version I am using.





- Patrick
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