MAC OS SCREEN
FILTER APPS
Macs have some built in options for adjusting
your screen for accessibility.
From the Apple Menu choose System Preferences >
Accessibility > Display
You now have some options such as inverting colours, using
greyscale, or increasing contrast.
However, there are no options to apply a full tint across the
screen.
There are several apps in the App Store which do provide screen tints
You can also add these onto NUA iMacs via Managed Software Centre
Screen Colours Filter
Allows you to add a
coloured filter right
across the screen.
There are a few colours Overlays! is a simple application which highlights areas of the
to choose from, but not screen for reading. Available for free.
blue, unfortunately.
Available for Free
WINDOWS SCREEN FILTER
Windows 10 includes Color Filters as a part of Ease of Access system.
To customize the filters, do the following:
Open Settings.
Go to Ease of Access -> Color and high contrast.
On the right, select the desired filter from the drop
down list under “Choose a filter”.
Now, you need to enable the filter. Turn on the option
Apply colour filters to the screen. The selected
filter will be applied instantly.
f.lux ®
f.lux adjusts the colour temperature of
your screen.
It is available to download for free for Windows, Mac or mobile.
Visit: justgetflux.com
ADOBE READER / ACROBAT
Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat both give you the
option to change the colour of backgrounds and text
Mac Acrobat / Reader menu > Preferences > Accessibility > Replace Document Colors > Custom Color > Page
Background > Text Colour
Windows: Edit > Preferences > Accessibility > Replace Document Colors > Custom Color > Page Background >
Text Colour
IN - BROWSER OPTIONS
Chrome has numerous Firefox also has numerous
extensions available to aid with extensions available to aid with
screen reading: Visit Chrome Web screen reading: Choose the
Store and search “Dyslexia” ‘hamburger’ menu at top right of
your browser and then ’Add-Ons’
Mobile Dyslexic formats pages to the Open
Dyslexic font. Also works on mobile.
Open Dyslexic Formats pages using
the OpenDyslexic font and changes font colour to
lower contrast for easier reading
Screen Colour Temperature allows you
Tints the web pages you visit to add a simple coloured overlay to your screen. You
without the need for an overlay can adjust the opacity and colour values, and disable
it easily.
MOBILE OPTIONS
iOS10 introduced Colour Filters as standard
To turn on Colour Filters using the Accessibility Shortcut, follow these steps:
Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Accessibility Shortcut and select Color
Filters. Once you have Color Filters set up, you can quickly turn them on or off, by
triple-clicking the Home button on your device.
You can adjust the intensity of any of the Color Filters to fit your needs. Go to Settings
> General > Accessibility > Display Accommodations and adjust the Intensity slider
to customize a filter that’s more intense or less intense.
If you have colour or light sensitivity, you can change the Color Tint of your display.
This will allow you to change the hue of the entire display on your iPhone, iPad or iPod
Touch.
Android phones have some accessibility settings as standard
The colour correction setting enables your device to compensate for colour
blindness.
To enable or disable colour correction, follow these steps:
Go to Settings > Accessibility > Colour correction.
Set the switch to the on or off position.
To change the colour correction mode, select Correction mode, then choose one of
the following options:
Deuteranomaly (red-green)
Protanomaly (red-green)
Tritanomaly (blue-yellow)
You can also choose Colour Inversion to reduce screen glare.
Many third party apps are also available; search ‘Color Filter’
in the App Store or Google Play Store
