Improvements / v2.1.269
[VSCode] Improve accessibility across the UI
CHANGELOG · original
[VSCode] Improved screen reader and keyboard accessibility in the slash-command menu, @-mention menu, output-style picker, Send/Stop button, permission and question cards, and onboarding checklist Open official changelog ↗ Documentation
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Answer menus and prompts
In screen reader mode, menus you'd normally navigate with the arrow keys, including permission prompts, become numbered lists. Claude Code announces each option as a numbered line, then an Enter selection prompt that names the valid range. Type the number of the option you want and press Enter.
- Press Escape to cancel a menu whose prompt ends with
or Escape to cancel. - If you type a number that isn't on the list, Claude Code announces the valid range and lets you try again.
The /effort selector, which is a slider outside screen reader mode, becomes the same kind of numbered list.
Yes-or-no prompts ask for a typed answer instead of a two-option menu. Answer y or n and press Enter. yes and no also work.
Documentation snapshot · 2026-09-23