You can use Google Drive for your files to:
- Store
- Sync
- Share
- Collaborate on them
Google Drive also contains features such as:
- Version history
- Search and organisation
- Offline access
- Sharing
- Security
- Video player
We designed Google Drive and its suite of applications with accessibility in mind to ensure that all users, including those with disabilities, can create, share and collaborate effectively on files.
Key accessibility features include:
- Screen reader compatibility
- Keyboard navigation
- Braille display support
- High-contrast mode
- Colour blindness support
- Captioning
For best results, use the latest version of:
- Browser
- Operating system
- Assistive technology
Some accessibility features discussed in this article require specific local setup or configuration (like a physical keyboard for keyboard navigation) and might not be available in all locales.
Vision
To interact with Google Drive with spoken feedback or Braille, use a screen reader. It describes Google Drive elements and content as you navigate and perform actions, and tells you about alerts and notifications.
Additionally, Google Drive has shortcuts to:
- Create
- Move
- Share
- Search files
For more information:
To customise the appearance of Google Drive, you can:
- Use dark mode in Google Drive
- View and reorder your files and folders
- Change the density of your Drive file list
For more information on low-vision assistance available on your platform, go to your platform's related resources. Features include:
- Screen reading
- Screen magnification
- Text scaling
- Improving visibility of focus and cursor
- Screen resolution
- Colour filtering and contrast customisation
- Reading mode
- Select to Speak
Drive also works with the latest version of these third-party assistive technologies for vision:
Hearing
To make your video content accessible for people who are hearing impaired, add captions. Captions can:
- Be automatically generated
- Be edited
- Be translated
- Be independently added in multiple formats
Learn how to add caption tracks to your video files.
For more information on routing platform audio to hearing aids, go to your platform's related resources.
Alternative input
You can use keyboard shortcuts to:
- Navigate files and views
- Select files
- Move or share files and folders
- Create new Workspace files
- Search your Drive and files shared with you
Learn more about Google Drive keyboard shortcuts.
If you have a motor disorder or dexterity impairments, you can benefit from various platform features, like:
- Sticky keys
- Filter keys
- Bounce keys
- An on-screen keyboard, optionally with a switch device
- Mouse keys
- Eye or face tracking for mouse input
- Voice input for:
- Command
- Control
- Dictation
To learn more about these features, go to the related resources.
Cognition
Some people with processing disorders, distraction issues or other cognitive challenges need or want extensive hints, more information density and attention grabbing UI to keep them on task. Others require a less complex UI with minimal distractions, which is why Google Drive provides settings and features to address these issues. Examples include the ability to:
- Sort, reorder and change the layout
- Toggle preview card
- Get summaries about recent files shared with you
- Configure Drive notifications
- Collaborate with Gemini in Google Drive
Useful additional features include:
- An animation toggle
- Notification timeout and appearance
- Select to Speak
To explore these features, go to the related resources.
