Google Workspace getting some needed accessibility updates

• Accessibility settings for Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drawings will be changed.
• Users will be able to set preferences for each product separately.
• Google Workspace says it will make it easier to ensure accessibility settings are personalised to best meet each user’s needs.

The company has said new updates that focus on accessibility should make it much easier for people who can’t see to use Google Workspace.

You will no longer have to use the same accessibility settings for all office software like Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drawings. Instead, you will be able to set preferences for each product separately.

Google Workspace claims the move will enable screen reader, braille, and screen magnifier users to customise their accessibility settings.

Where should I start?

The company said, “Over the years, we’ve added features to support our ongoing efforts to make sure our products work well for everyone.”

“Rather than having the same accessibility settings apply across these products, you’re now able to set preferences for each product individually. We expect this change to make it easier to ensure accessibility settings are personalised to best meet each user’s needs.”

Open your document, spreadsheet, presentation deck, or drawing and choose “Tools” and then “Accessibility” to activate the new function.

Here, you can find a full list of all the accessibility tools that Google has to offer.

The new capability will roll out in rapid release domains on August 15, and in scheduled release domains on August 29.

The news is the latest in a long line of Google Workspace improvements as the firm seeks to keep its product useful.

Google recently gave admins a new setting that lets them decide if users can use new or experimental apps or not. This suggests that Google Workspace could soon get some new experimental tools.

Google Meet will add client-side encryption, giving users “direct control” over their data, according to Google.

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