However, that doesn’t mean that these settings don’t exist. There are still specific options you can adjust and information you can view to help you adapt your Nintendo Switch to your own requirements.
But where are the Nintendo Switch’s accessibility settings, and how can you use them? Let’s find out.
Where Are the Accessibility Settings on Your Nintendo Switch?
Without a dedicated accessibility menu, finding the settings you need in the Nintendo Switch to cater to your experience is tricky.
Luckily, despite being scattered through your Switch’s settings menu, there are many ways in which you can adjust settings to cater to your requirements. These adjustable settings include:
Adjusting your Nintendo Switch’s display colors to either Invert Colors or set your display’s colors to Greyscale. Changing the filters on your Nintendo Switch’s display between Standard or Vivid. Setting a Lower Maximum Headphone Volume limit in the console’s audio menu. Turning on a Zoom feature to increase your display’s readability.
Besides these, your Nintendo Switch also comes with various pieces of safety information that will tell you of any potential accessibility requirements or even what aspects of the console you may need to adjust in the first place.
How to Find the Health and Safety Information on Your Nintendo Switch
Before adjusting your Nintendo Switch’s settings to help with accessibility, you may want to read the Health and Safety Information in the Nintendo Switch to guide your setting adjustments.
To find the safety information on your Nintendo Switch, follow these steps:
From your Nintendo Switch’s Home screen, select System Settings. Once your console’s settings load, select the very top option for Support. Select Health and Safety Information.
Your console will then load a document guiding you through the potential Warnings associated with the console, including Seizures, Eye Strain, Motion Sickness, and any Medical Conditions that may need to be accounted for.
For each potential problem, the document will provide information on how best to avoid complications based on the possible issues you may experience.
While this document covers a lot of health information, it doesn’t contain any parental settings or any additional information you might need for your child. For this reason, looking through the parental controls on Nintendo Switch might be worthwhile before proceeding.
How to Change the Accessibility Settings on Your Nintendo Switch
Now you know what kind of settings you can adjust and the safety information you need, you may want to know how to adjust your Switch’s accessibility settings.
Luckily, the settings needed to adjust accessibility on your Switch can be found within the console’s settings for System. To find your Nintendo Switch’s System options, follow these steps:
From your Nintendo Switch’s main menu, select System Settings. Navigate to the very bottom option and highlight System.
To adjust the various accessibility-based settings from the options for System, do the following:
To alter your display colors, select Change Display Colors and either Invert Colors, Greyscale, or Default.
To alter the handheld screen’s display, choose Console Screen Vividness and select Vivid or Standard.
To turn on the zoom feature to enlarge aspects of your display and increase readability, select Zoom and ensure it is On.
To lower the potential volume of audio, select Lower Maximum Headphone Volume and set it to On.
By altering these options, you can ease potential complications, like hearing loss, and adjust settings to your preference. Similarly, by changing your on-screen brightness, you can decrease potential eye strain. You can also use the quick settings on the Nintendo Switch to alter brightness at any time.
Make Use of Hidden Settings and Get More From Your Switch
By utilizing your console’s somewhat scattered but useful accessibility settings, you can ensure that you’ll enjoy playing on the Nintendo Switch without abusing your body.
Moreover, by utilizing other features and hidden tricks on your Nintendo Switch, you can customize your console experience, allowing you to get the most out of your console.
