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### Project settings can't turn on screen reader mode

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2121The first line Claude Code prints confirms the mode: `[Screen Reader Mode: on via flag]`, `[Screen Reader Mode: on via env]`, or `[Screen Reader Mode: on via settings]`.
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23### Project settings can't turn on screen reader mode
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25The startup line `Screen reader mode is off: project settings can't turn it on` means the project asked for screen reader mode and nothing else turns it on. Claude Code ignores both the `axScreenReader` key and a `CLAUDE_AX_SCREEN_READER` value under `env` in the project's `.claude/settings.json` and `.claude/settings.local.json`, whatever their value.
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27* **To turn the mode on**: start Claude Code with `--ax-screen-reader`, set `CLAUDE_AX_SCREEN_READER` to `1` in your shell, or add `"axScreenReader": true` to your user [settings file](/docs/en/settings.md) and restart Claude Code. You don't need to change the project's files. Once you turn the mode on, the [confirmation line](#turn-on-screen-reader-mode) appears at startup instead.
28* **If you don't use a screen reader**: you don't need to do anything. To stop the line from appearing, add `"axScreenReader": false` to your user settings file, or remove the `axScreenReader` key and the `CLAUDE_AX_SCREEN_READER` variable from the project's settings files.
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2330## Turn off screen reader mode
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25Reverse whichever method turned the mode on: start without the flag, unset the environment variable, or set `axScreenReader` to `false`. If you set `CLAUDE_AX_SCREEN_READER` to `0`, Claude Code keeps the mode off even when the setting is `true`.
32Reverse whichever method turned the mode on: start without the flag, unset the environment variable, or set `axScreenReader` to `false` in your user settings file. If you set `CLAUDE_AX_SCREEN_READER` to `0`, Claude Code keeps the mode off even when the setting is `true`.
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2734## Accessibility settings
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