You can use Facebook's keyboard shortcuts with the following screen readers:

There are many third-party screen readers available. Learn which screen readers you can use for Facebook.

No. You can't turn off Facebook's keyboard shortcuts.

You can improve the performance of your keyboard shortcuts by upgrading your web browsers and operating systems. Keyboard shortcuts only work if you aren't in an edit input field.

If you're on a Mac computer, try using Apple's built-in screen reader VoiceOver. If your Mac uses OS X El Capitan and you experience silence when using VoiceOver with Google Chrome, try switching to another browser (ex: Safari).

If you're on a Windows computer, try using:

If you're on a mobile phone or tablet, try using:

When signing up for an account or passing a security check in Facebook, you may have to complete a captcha by manually typing a group of letters and numbers that are displayed on your screen.

If you’re using Facebook with a screen reader, there are audio alternatives to the written captchas. To use an audio captcha and hear the letters and numbers you have to type, click an audio captcha. If you have any problems with the audio captcha, use this form to let us know.

Some of our security checkpoints can be difficult to pass using assistive technology. If you add a mobile number to your Facebook account, you'll have an alternate way to verify your account if you need to pass any of these checkpoints. Keep in mind that these checkpoints may require internet access

You can add a mobile number from your mobile settings. These checkpoints are in place for the benefit of everyone who uses Facebook, so we're working on making them more accessible.

Learn how to control who can see your contact information on your profile.

If you're experiencing a problem with assistive software or hardware on Facebook, use this form to let us know. Please include as much information as possible to help us understand the problem.

If you're experiencing issues with Facebook that aren't related to assistive technology, learn how to report a broken feature.

VoiceOver is Apple's built-in screen reader. To turn VoiceOver on or off on your computer, press command + F5.

To turn VoiceOver on or off on your mobile iOS device:

If dates are being read as numbers (ex: 2014 as "two, zero, one, four" instead of "two-thousand fourteen") by VoiceOver on your computer, try changing your verbosity setting.

To change the verbosity setting:

Automatic alternative (alt) text is a feature that uses object recognition technology to create a description of a photo for the blind and vision-loss community. The description provided by automatic alt text can't be edited.

To hear the automatic alt text for a photo, access Facebook with a screen reader and focus on the image. If objects are identified, you'll hear a list of items the photo may contain.

If you're using the Facebook app for Android, you can use automatic alt text to hear a description of photos before you upload them. To hear a description of a photo before you upload it, open Facebook using TalkBack and long press (double tap and hold) on the photo in your camera roll.

If you're browsing Facebook on mbasic.facebook.com, you'll need to switch data usage to More to use automatic alt text:

Automatic alt text is supported in the following languages:

• Arabic
• Bengali
• Chinese
• English
• French
• German
• Gujarati
• Hebrew
• Hindi
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Marathi
• Portuguese
• Spanish
• Tamil
• Telugu
• Thai
• Turkish
• Vietnamese

If you're experiencing any issues with this feature, please report it.

You can add captions to a video to make it accessible to a broader audience using the SubRip (.srt) file format. If you’re just getting started, learn about naming conventions for .srt files and common .srt formatting issues.

To add captions to your video:

To add captions in other languages, repeat steps 4–7 for each additional language you want to add.

To remove captions from a video you've uploaded:

Learn how to add captions to your Page's video.

You can add captions to your Page's video to make it accessible to a broader audience. You can either automatically generate captions and edit them, or you can upload a SubRip (.srt) file.

Make sure that your caption files are correctly named and formatted before you upload them.

To add captions to an existing video on your Page, find the post on your Page's Timeline, click in the top-right corner, select Edit Post and follow the steps above.

Note: People who watch your Page's video with sound turned off will automatically see captions. People who watch your video with sound turned on will need to turn on captions to see them. The language people see captions in is determined by their preferred language.

The naming convention for SubRip (.srt) files is:

Listed below are valid language and country code combinations. Learn how to use a .srt file to add captions to your video or your Page's video.

You can make your photos and photos you add to notes more accessible by including captions. A photo caption provides a text description for people who view it using assistive technologies.

To add a caption to your photo when you're creating a new album:

If you're not creating a new album, listen for "Say something about this photo" and enter your caption.

We also use automatic alternative text to generate photo descriptions automatically for the blind and vision-loss community.

You can turn Facebook's video autoplay settings on or off. To stop videos from playing automatically on your computer:

Learn how to turn off autoplay videos on your mobile phone.

Short text posts may appear larger than any device preferences you have set.

To adjust the text size of Facebook on a computer, use the built-in zooming feature for your browser:

To zoom in and out of Facebook for mobile, use the zoom (on iOS) or magnify (on Android) feature.

You can also adjust the text size of your device to increase visibility.

To adjust the text contrast of Facebook on a computer, you'll need to adjust the display preferences for your computer.

If you're using an Apple device:

If you're using a Windows device, you can change the contrast settings under the Ease of Access settings.

To start a new conversation in Messenger.com using a screen reader:

To respond to a message in Messenger.com using a screen reader:

To navigate your News Feed on the Facebook app for iOS using VoiceOver:

To like, comment on or share a post using a screen reader:

To react to a post using a screen reader:

To get your iOS phone or tablet to read the contents of News Feed without using VoiceOver, turn on Speak Selection or Speak Screen:

To turn on Speak Selection or Speak Screen:

To use Speak Selection, go to your News Feed, tap and hold a post using 1 finger, and then select Speak.

To use Speak Screen, go to your News Feed and swipe down using 2 fingers at the top of your screen.