--- title: "Improving Accessibility in JetBrains IDEs: What’s New and What’s Next in 2026" url: https://daily.dev/posts/improving-accessibility-in-jetbrains-ides-what-s-new-and-what-s-next-in-2026-a66bz0cx1 source_url: https://blog.jetbrains.com/platform/2026/05/improving-accessibility-in-jetbrains-ides-what-s-new-and-what-s-next-in-2026 type: article source: "JetBrains" published: 2026-05-21T07:15:04.273Z updated: 2026-08-24T07:10:33.444Z tags: ["accessibility", "jetbrains"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 2 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Improving Accessibility in JetBrains IDEs: What’s New and What’s Next in 2026 **[JetBrains](https://daily.dev/sources/jetbrains)** · 4 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary JetBrains is improving accessibility across its IDEs on the occasion of Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Key updates include better Windows Magnifier cursor tracking, upcoming Orca screen reader and GNOME Magnifier support on Linux in version 2026.2, more predictable keyboard navigation (Alt key for main menu on Windows, structured Tab/Shift+Tab navigation between IDE sections), and exploration of audio cues for non-visual feedback on errors, warnings, and breakpoints. These build on earlier work supporting VoiceOver, NVDA, high-contrast themes, and color schemes for color vision deficiency. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#accessibility](https://daily.dev/tags/accessibility), [#jetbrains](https://daily.dev/tags/jetbrains) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/improving-accessibility-in-jetbrains-ides-what-s-new-and-what-s-next-in-2026-a66bz0cx1)