Steam Beta brings new accessibility options for Steam Big Picture Mode

Valve updated the main Desktop Steam Beta, to bring new accessibility options for Steam Big Picture mode and other improvements. Nice to see after adding accessibility features to store pages recently.

The focus is on Big Picture Mode since Valve say it "has the best support for screen readers as well as being better suited for keyboard-driven navigation" in regards to accessibility. The update is in Beta for Steam Big Picture and for the latest SteamOS 3.7.10 Beta.

More is to come with this just being the first set of features planned. Current features include: UI scaling, a high contrast mode and reduced motion on all systems. But SteamOS additionally has screen reader support and colour filter settings now as well.

Pictured - Steam Big Picture Mode on Desktop Linux (Kubuntu)

Valve are now taking on feedback from users who need more accessibility features too.

The other changes include:

In-Game Overlay

• Fixed CPU numbers in new Performance Monitor not working for some users on Windows.
• Adjusted spacing for FPS Min/Max values in new Performance Monitor.
• Fixed regression causing potential crash when using an IME for input in the in-game overlay in this beta.

macOS

• Fixed regression causing some client update checks to fail. Users with clients that erroneously report the client is up to date can trigger a client update by force quitting and restarting Steam.
• To force quit, right-click the Steam icon in the dock, hold the Option key, then click the Force Quit entry.

Source: Valve