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data-snack-code="import%20React%2C%20%7B%20Component%20%7D%20from%20&#x27;react&#x27;%3B%0Aimport%20%7B%20AccessibilityInfo%2C%20View%2C%20Text%2C%20StyleSheet%20%7D%20from%20&#x27;react-native&#x27;%3B%0A%0Aclass%20AccessibilityStatusExample%20extends%20Component%20%7B%0A%20%20state%20%3D%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20reduceMotionEnabled%3A%20false%2C%0A%20%20%20%20screenReaderEnabled%3A%20false%2C%0A%20%20%7D%3B%0A%0A%20%20componentDidMount()%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20AccessibilityInfo.addEventListener(%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20&#x27;reduceMotionChanged&#x27;%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20this._handleReduceMotionToggled%0A%20%20%20%20)%3B%0A%20%20%20%20AccessibilityInfo.addEventListener(%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20&#x27;screenReaderChanged&#x27;%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20this._handleScreenReaderToggled%0A%20%20%20%20)%3B%0A%0A%20%20%20%20AccessibilityInfo.isReduceMotionEnabled().then(reduceMotionEnabled%20%3D%3E%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20this.setState(%7B%20reduceMotionEnabled%20%7D)%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%7D)%3B%0A%20%20%20%20AccessibilityInfo.isScreenReaderEnabled().then(screenReaderEnabled%20%3D%3E%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20this.setState(%7B%20screenReaderEnabled%20%7D)%3B%0A%20%20%20%20%7D)%3B%0A%20%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20componentWillUnmount()%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20AccessibilityInfo.removeEventListener(%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20&#x27;reduceMotionChanged&#x27;%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20this._handleReduceMotionToggled%0A%20%20%20%20)%3B%0A%0A%20%20%20%20AccessibilityInfo.removeEventListener(%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20&#x27;screenReaderChanged&#x27;%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20this._handleScreenReaderToggled%0A%20%20%20%20)%3B%0A%20%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20_handleReduceMotionToggled%20%3D%20reduceMotionEnabled%20%3D%3E%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20this.setState(%7B%20reduceMotionEnabled%20%7D)%3B%0A%20%20%7D%3B%0A%0A%20%20_handleScreenReaderToggled%20%3D%20screenReaderEnabled%20%3D%3E%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20this.setState(%7B%20screenReaderEnabled%20%7D)%3B%0A%20%20%7D%3B%0A%0A%20%20render()%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20return%20(%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3CView%20style%3D%7Bthis.styles.container%7D%3E%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3CText%20style%3D%7Bthis.styles.status%7D%3E%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20The%20reduce%20motion%20is%7B&#x27;%20&#x27;%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7Bthis.state.reduceMotionEnabled%20%3F%20&#x27;enabled&#x27;%20%3A%20&#x27;disabled&#x27;%7D.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3C%2FText%3E%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3CText%20style%3D%7Bthis.styles.status%7D%3E%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20The%20screen%20reader%20is%7B&#x27;%20&#x27;%7D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%7Bthis.state.screenReaderEnabled%20%3F%20&#x27;enabled&#x27;%20%3A%20&#x27;disabled&#x27;%7D.%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%3C%2FText%3E%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%3C%2FView%3E%0A%20%20%20%20)%3B%0A%20%20%7D%0A%0A%20%20styles%20%3D%20StyleSheet.create(%7B%0A%20%20%20%20container%3A%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20flex%3A%201%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20alignItems%3A%20&#x27;center&#x27;%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20justifyContent%3A%20&#x27;center&#x27;%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%2C%0A%20%20%20%20status%3A%20%7B%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20margin%3A%2030%2C%0A%20%20%20%20%7D%2C%0A%20%20%7D)%3B%0A%7D%0A%0Aexport%20default%20AccessibilityStatusExample%3B" data-snack-dependencies="" data-snack-platform="web" data-snack-supported-platforms="android,ios" data-snack-theme="light" data-snack-preview="true" data-snack-loading="lazy"></div></div></div></div><hr><h1><a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="anchor enhancedAnchor_E4oP" id="reference"></a>Reference<a class="hash-link" href="#reference" title="Direct link to heading">#</a></h1><h2><a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="anchor enhancedAnchor_E4oP" id="methods"></a>Methods<a class="hash-link" href="#methods" title="Direct link to heading">#</a></h2><h3><a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="anchor enhancedAnchor_E4oP" id="isboldtextenabled"></a><code>isBoldTextEnabled()</code><a class="hash-link" href="#isboldtextenabled" title="Direct link to heading">#</a></h3><div class="mdxCodeBlock_1daz"><div class="codeBlockContent_2es_"><div tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-jsx codeBlock_27aQ thin-scrollbar"><div class="codeBlockLines_2rCb" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><div class="token-line" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><span class="token keyword" style="color:#c5a5c5">static</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style="color:#79b6f2">isBoldTextEnabled</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">(</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">)</span></div></div></div><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" class="copyButton_2bml">Copy</button></div></div><p><strong>iOS-Only.</strong> Query whether a bold text is currently enabled. Returns a promise which resolves to a boolean. The result is <code>true</code> when bold text is enabled and <code>false</code> otherwise.</p><h3><a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="anchor enhancedAnchor_E4oP" id="isgrayscaleenabled"></a><code>isGrayscaleEnabled()</code><a class="hash-link" href="#isgrayscaleenabled" title="Direct link to heading">#</a></h3><div class="mdxCodeBlock_1daz"><div class="codeBlockContent_2es_"><div tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-jsx codeBlock_27aQ thin-scrollbar"><div class="codeBlockLines_2rCb" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><div class="token-line" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><span class="token keyword" style="color:#c5a5c5">static</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style="color:#79b6f2">isGrayscaleEnabled</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">(</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">)</span></div></div></div><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" class="copyButton_2bml">Copy</button></div></div><p><strong>iOS-Only.</strong> Query whether grayscale is currently enabled. Returns a promise which resolves to a boolean. The result is <code>true</code> when grayscale is enabled and <code>false</code> otherwise.</p><h3><a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="anchor enhancedAnchor_E4oP" id="isinvertcolorsenabled"></a><code>isInvertColorsEnabled()</code><a class="hash-link" href="#isinvertcolorsenabled" title="Direct link to heading">#</a></h3><div class="mdxCodeBlock_1daz"><div class="codeBlockContent_2es_"><div tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-jsx codeBlock_27aQ thin-scrollbar"><div class="codeBlockLines_2rCb" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><div class="token-line" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><span class="token keyword" style="color:#c5a5c5">static</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style="color:#79b6f2">isInvertColorsEnabled</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">(</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">)</span></div></div></div><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" class="copyButton_2bml">Copy</button></div></div><p><strong>iOS-Only.</strong> Query whether invert colors is currently enabled. Returns a promise which resolves to a boolean. The result is <code>true</code> when invert colors is enabled and <code>false</code> otherwise.</p><h3><a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="anchor enhancedAnchor_E4oP" id="isreducemotionenabled"></a><code>isReduceMotionEnabled()</code><a class="hash-link" href="#isreducemotionenabled" title="Direct link to heading">#</a></h3><div class="mdxCodeBlock_1daz"><div class="codeBlockContent_2es_"><div tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-jsx codeBlock_27aQ thin-scrollbar"><div class="codeBlockLines_2rCb" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><div class="token-line" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><span class="token keyword" style="color:#c5a5c5">static</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style="color:#79b6f2">isReduceMotionEnabled</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">(</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">)</span></div></div></div><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" class="copyButton_2bml">Copy</button></div></div><p>Query whether reduce motion is currently enabled. Returns a promise which resolves to a boolean. The result is <code>true</code> when reduce motion is enabled and <code>false</code> otherwise.</p><h3><a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="anchor enhancedAnchor_E4oP" id="isreducetransparencyenabled"></a><code>isReduceTransparencyEnabled()</code><a class="hash-link" href="#isreducetransparencyenabled" title="Direct link to heading">#</a></h3><div class="mdxCodeBlock_1daz"><div class="codeBlockContent_2es_"><div tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-jsx codeBlock_27aQ thin-scrollbar"><div class="codeBlockLines_2rCb" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><div class="token-line" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><span class="token keyword" style="color:#c5a5c5">static</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style="color:#79b6f2">isReduceTransparencyEnabled</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">(</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">)</span></div></div></div><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" class="copyButton_2bml">Copy</button></div></div><p><strong>iOS-Only.</strong> Query whether reduce transparency is currently enabled. Returns a promise which resolves to a boolean. The result is <code>true</code> when a reduce transparency is enabled and <code>false</code> otherwise.</p><h3><a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="anchor enhancedAnchor_E4oP" id="isscreenreaderenabled"></a><code>isScreenReaderEnabled()</code><a class="hash-link" href="#isscreenreaderenabled" title="Direct link to heading">#</a></h3><div class="mdxCodeBlock_1daz"><div class="codeBlockContent_2es_"><div tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-jsx codeBlock_27aQ thin-scrollbar"><div class="codeBlockLines_2rCb" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><div class="token-line" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><span class="token keyword" style="color:#c5a5c5">static</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style="color:#79b6f2">isScreenReaderEnabled</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">(</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">)</span></div></div></div><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" class="copyButton_2bml">Copy</button></div></div><p>Query whether a screen reader is currently enabled. Returns a promise which resolves to a boolean. The result is <code>true</code> when a screen reader is enabled and <code>false</code> otherwise.</p><hr><h3><a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="anchor enhancedAnchor_E4oP" id="addeventlistener"></a><code>addEventListener()</code><a class="hash-link" href="#addeventlistener" title="Direct link to heading">#</a></h3><div class="mdxCodeBlock_1daz"><div class="codeBlockContent_2es_"><div tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-jsx codeBlock_27aQ thin-scrollbar"><div class="codeBlockLines_2rCb" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><div class="token-line" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><span class="token keyword" style="color:#c5a5c5">static</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style="color:#79b6f2">addEventListener</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">(</span><span class="token plain">eventName</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">,</span><span class="token plain"> handler</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">)</span></div></div></div><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" class="copyButton_2bml">Copy</button></div></div><p>Add an event handler. Supported events:</p><ul><li><code>boldTextChanged</code>: iOS-only event. Fires when the state of the bold text toggle changes. The argument to the event handler is a boolean. The boolean is <code>true</code> when bold text is enabled and <code>false</code> otherwise.</li><li><code>grayscaleChanged</code>: iOS-only event. Fires when the state of the gray scale toggle changes. The argument to the event handler is a boolean. The boolean is <code>true</code> when a gray scale is enabled and <code>false</code> otherwise.</li><li><code>invertColorsChanged</code>: iOS-only event. Fires when the state of the invert colors toggle changes. The argument to the event handler is a boolean. The boolean is <code>true</code> when invert colors is enabled and <code>false</code> otherwise.</li><li><code>reduceMotionChanged</code>: Fires when the state of the reduce motion toggle changes. The argument to the event handler is a boolean. The boolean is <code>true</code> when a reduce motion is enabled (or when &quot;Transition Animation Scale&quot; in &quot;Developer options&quot; is &quot;Animation off&quot;) and <code>false</code> otherwise.</li><li><code>screenReaderChanged</code>: Fires when the state of the screen reader changes. The argument to the event handler is a boolean. The boolean is <code>true</code> when a screen reader is enabled and <code>false</code> otherwise.</li><li><code>reduceTransparencyChanged</code>: iOS-only event. Fires when the state of the reduce transparency toggle changes. The argument to the event handler is a boolean. The boolean is <code>true</code> when reduce transparency is enabled and <code>false</code> otherwise.</li><li><code>announcementFinished</code>: iOS-only event. Fires when the screen reader has finished making an announcement. The argument to the event handler is a dictionary with these keys:<ul><li><code>announcement</code>: The string announced by the screen reader.</li><li><code>success</code>: A boolean indicating whether the announcement was successfully made.</li></ul></li></ul><hr><h3><a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="anchor enhancedAnchor_E4oP" id="setaccessibilityfocus"></a><code>setAccessibilityFocus()</code><a class="hash-link" href="#setaccessibilityfocus" title="Direct link to heading">#</a></h3><div class="mdxCodeBlock_1daz"><div class="codeBlockContent_2es_"><div tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-jsx codeBlock_27aQ thin-scrollbar"><div class="codeBlockLines_2rCb" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><div class="token-line" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><span class="token keyword" style="color:#c5a5c5">static</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style="color:#79b6f2">setAccessibilityFocus</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">(</span><span class="token plain">reactTag</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">)</span></div></div></div><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" class="copyButton_2bml">Copy</button></div></div><p>Set accessibility focus to a React component. On Android, this calls <code>UIManager.sendAccessibilityEvent(reactTag, UIManager.AccessibilityEventTypes.typeViewFocused);</code>.</p><blockquote><p><strong>Note</strong>: Make sure that any <code>View</code> you want to receive the accessibility focus has <code>accessible={true}</code>.</p></blockquote><hr><h3><a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="anchor enhancedAnchor_E4oP" id="announceforaccessibility"></a><code>announceForAccessibility()</code><a class="hash-link" href="#announceforaccessibility" title="Direct link to heading">#</a></h3><div class="mdxCodeBlock_1daz"><div class="codeBlockContent_2es_"><div tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-jsx codeBlock_27aQ thin-scrollbar"><div class="codeBlockLines_2rCb" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><div class="token-line" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><span class="token keyword" style="color:#c5a5c5">static</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style="color:#79b6f2">announceForAccessibility</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">(</span><span class="token plain">announcement</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">)</span></div></div></div><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" class="copyButton_2bml">Copy</button></div></div><p>Post a string to be announced by the screen reader.</p><hr><h3><a aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1" class="anchor enhancedAnchor_E4oP" id="removeeventlistener"></a><code>removeEventListener()</code><a class="hash-link" href="#removeeventlistener" title="Direct link to heading">#</a></h3><div class="mdxCodeBlock_1daz"><div class="codeBlockContent_2es_"><div tabindex="0" class="prism-code language-jsx codeBlock_27aQ thin-scrollbar"><div class="codeBlockLines_2rCb" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><div class="token-line" style="color:#FFFFFF;background:#282C34"><span class="token keyword" style="color:#c5a5c5">static</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style="color:#79b6f2">removeEventListener</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">(</span><span class="token plain">eventName</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">,</span><span class="token plain"> handler</span><span class="token punctuation" style="color:#657b83">)</span></div></div></div><button type="button" aria-label="Copy code to clipboard" class="copyButton_2bml">Copy</button></div></div><p>Remove an event handler.</p></div></article><div class="docMetadata margin-vert--xl"><div class="row"><div class="col"><a href="https://github.com/facebook/react-native-website/blob/master/website/versioned_docs/version-0.63/accessibilityinfo.md" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><svg fill="currentColor" height="1.2em" width="1.2em" preserveAspectRatio="xMidYMid meet" role="img" viewBox="0 0 40 40" class="iconEdit_2Hwv"><g><path d="m34.5 11.7l-3 3.1-6.3-6.3 3.1-3q0.5-0.5 1.2-0.5t1.1 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