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Can Firefox display be adjusted to assist sight imparied users?

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I have been using Chrome which provides excellent assistance to sight to sight impaired users. Is there a way to configure Firefox to do the same?

I have been using Chrome which provides excellent assistance to sight to sight impaired users. Is there a way to configure Firefox to do the same?

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hi Hartlessone, sure firefox is very customizable - for some information on the subject, particularly for sight-impaired users, you could refer to https://www.accessfirefox.org ...

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This is probably a good site to be aware of http://www.accessfirefox.org/Firefox_Accessibility_Extensions.php It is a semi-official Mozilla community run site. IIRC the site and many of its add-ons were caught out by Australis. That is probably one site we should reach out to in advance if for instance making anything less distinct smaller, or lower contrast.

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philipp said

hi Hartlessone, sure firefox is very customizable - for some information on the subject, particularly for sight-impaired users, you could refer to https://www.accessfirefox.org ...
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Thank you Guys for your help, but the one thing that I need isn't there. The Chrome App provides a high contrast which is the key to improved readability. Perhaps I missed that App.

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ok thanks for clarifying. still not exactly sure what you're looking for... if you generally set your windows operating system to a high contrast mode, firefox will follow that setting for website rendering: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/accessibility-features-firefox-make-firefox-and-we#w_using-a-high-contrast-theme

if it's more about removing clutter from articles and adjusting text size, then maybe an addon like https://www.readability.com/addons is a good choice

if it's about inverting colors maybe see https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/simple-night-mode/ as well

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Hi   ! Would you take a look at the article   'Accessibility features in Firefox - make Firefox and web content work for all users'; in particular this section:
'Using a high contrast theme'   -   http://mzl.la/1BAQLaS