Poly Edge E Series Accessibility Features

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Poly Edge E Series support the following accessibility features that enable users to enhance their phones to meet their needs: 

• Visual message indicators, TTY support, and other features for users who are deaf or hard of hearing.
• Auto-answering, large keys, and other features for users with limited mobility.
• Adjustable backlight settings, tactile-discernible keys, and other features for users who are blind, have low vision, or are color blind. This also includes the following new features:
  
  
  • Text-to-Speech enables users to hear phone functions and information spoken out loud. It’s available for users when an administrator enables the following parameter:

    accessibility.texttospeech.enabled​

  • The voice can be selected as well:
    

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
    <!-- Allowed values: slt (default), kal16, awb, rms. -->
    <text  accessibility.textToSpeech.voice="slt"/>​

NOTE: Once this feature is enabled via an Administrator a long Press of the OK centre Button is required to actually activate this on the Phone.

Physical Keys With Blue Outline:

• A single press will announce the key pressed
• The double press will action the key

Physical Keys With Yellow Outline:

• Single press triggers action.

An Incoming call will read out the caller ID

For more information on configuring this parameter, see the Poly Voice Software Administrator Guide.

• Text Style enables users to make the onscreen text easier to read by making it larger or bold. 
  

  ui.accessibility.textStyle​

  
  

  NOTE: At present this feature is only applicable when the language is set to English!

• High Contrast enables users to easily distinguish between elements and clearly read the text on the screen.