Assistive Technologies for Vega
This page provides a conceptual over view of the assistive technologies that are available from Amazon for your Vega apps.
Accessibility Overview
Accessibility is the degree to which a product or service can be used by a customer with a particular disability. Accessible products and services enable users with disabilities to easily and efficiently use those products and services.
Accessible systems have three major components:
- Application being made accessible
- Accessibility framework
- Assistive technology
Assistive technologies help a person with a disability accomplish a task or use a product. Examples of assistive technologies include screen reading software for blind users, screen magnification software for users with low vision, or wheel chairs for users who are unable to walk.
Available Vega Assistive Technologies for Vega Fire TV
Vega currently supports the following assistive technology on Vega Fire TV devices:
- VoiceView: Enable a blind user to interact with objects on the screen via speech output and either touch or keyboard input.
Activating VoiceView on Vega Fire TV devices
To activate VoiceView on Vega Fire TV devices:
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Enable VoiceView by holding down the Back and Menu keys on the Fire TV remote for 2 seconds.
VoiceView has two navigation modes available: Standard Navigation Mode or Enhanced Navigation Mode. You can switch to Standard Navigation Mode by holding down the Menu key. Note that in Standard Navigation Mode, VoiceView's cursor will only move among actionable items, such as buttons.
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In Enhanced Navigation Mode, press the Right and Left directional keys on the remote to move VoiceView's cursor (shown as the green focus rectangle) to an item.
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Press the Select key to activate an item.
Note: Left and Right move the cursor in an order that is logically (not visually) determined. For example, the buttons will move the cursor to the next and previous items in a list, regardless of whether that list is displayed horizontally or vertically. Enhanced Mode also allows access to reach items you cannot reach otherwise, such as descriptive text that is not actionable.
Related topics
React Native for Vega Accessibility API
Last updated: Sep 30, 2025
