Claude Code Adds Screen Reader Mode to Enhance Accessibility Experience

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Claude Code 更新加入了屏幕阅读器模式（Screen Reader Mode），让使用 VoiceOver、NVDA 等辅助工具的视障开发者也能用上 AI 编程助手。

启用屏幕阅读器模式后，会把 Claude Code 原来那套终端界面，进度动画、方框边框、实时刷新，全部替换成纯文本逐行输出。屏幕阅读器可以按顺序读出每一行内容，包括你的输入、Claude 的回复、工具调用状态、权限请求，每种内容都有明确的文本标签（you:、claude:、tool:、Permission Required: 等），方便跳转和检索。

原来的菜单和权限确认也做了适配。箭头键选择的菜单变成了编号列表，输入数字回车就行；是否确认变成输入 y/n。Claude 需要你注意的时候，比如回复完成或者等你授权，终端会响铃提醒，不用一直盯着屏幕。

开启方式有三种：

启动时加 --ax-screen-reader 参数(claude --ax-screen-reader)

设置环境变量 CLAUDE_AX_SCREEN_READER=1

或者在配置文件里写 "axScreenReader": true。

需要 v2.1.181 或更高版本。

除了屏幕阅读器模式，这次还加了几个相关的无障碍设置：屏幕放大镜用户可以设置环境变量保持原生光标可见，prefersReducedMotion 可以关掉动画，还有专门的色盲友好主题（dark-daltonized 和 light-daltonized）。Show More

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@ClaudeDevs · 5h ago

Claude Code now has a screen reader mode.

Running claude --ax-screen-reader swaps the visual terminal UI for plain, linear text that screen readers (like VoiceOver and NVDA) can follow.Show More

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Claude Code's latest update introduces a Screen Reader Mode, enabling visually impaired developers to use the AI coding assistant, along with various accessibility settings.

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Bao Yu provides a detailed overview of Claude Code's newly introduced Screen Reader Mode, which replaces visual elements such as progress animations and box borders in the terminal interface with plain, line-by-line text output, compatible with assistive tools like VoiceOver and NVDA. It also supports optimized interactions such as numbered menus, y/n confirmations, and terminal beep alerts. Enabling options include command-line flags, environment variables, and configuration files. Additionally, new accessibility settings have been added, including keeping the native cursor visible, disabling animations with prefersReducedMotion, and colorblind-friendly themes (dark-daltonized and light-daltonized).

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Claude Code 新增屏幕阅读器模式，提升无障碍体验

Claude Code Adds Screen Reader Mode to Enhance Accessibility Experience

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