Hello,
Move to the app switcher and make sure focus is on settings. Once focus is on 
setting turn the rotor to screen recognition and flick up till it says it is 
off. This should solve this issue.

Greg Wocher


> On Aug 7, 2021, at 2:34 PM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
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> 
> Hi Tim,
> 
> So when I go into Settings, if VO is on, focus is locked on the Status bar.  
> Neither my husband nor I can scroll down.  The minute I three-finger swipe, 
> it opens the control center.  I finally got into the VO screen by turning 
> Voiceover off, having my husband scroll down, turn VO back on.  But he said 
> it shows white instead of green, and when He taps Recognition, nothing 
> happens.  Any thoughts?
> Thanks,
> Donna
> 
>> On Aug 7, 2021, at 11:34 AM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries 
>> <Macvisionaries@Googlegroups.com <mailto:Macvisionaries@Googlegroups.com>> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Maybe check if Screen Recognition has been enabled for the Settings app.  
>> Your husband may need to do this due to the current inaccessibility of the 
>> Settings.  It would be found in Settings, Accessibility, VoiceOver, 
>> VoiceOver Recognition.  Usually this can be accomplished using the rotor, 
>> but if the screen recognition won’t let you work within the Settings app, 
>> you kind of end up in a useless loop.
>> 
>> Later…
>> 
>> 
>> Tim Kilburn
>> Jamf Certified Tech
>> Apple Professional Learning Specialist
>> Apple Teacher
>> (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition)
>> Fort McMurray, AB Canada
>> 
>>> On Aug 7, 2021, at 10:11 AM, 'Donna Goodin' via MacVisionaries 
>>> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> So this morning I had my husband look at my phone screen.  He said that all 
>>> my icons and their labels are showing on the screen.  So it seems that the 
>>> problem isn’t that they aren’t there, but rather that Voiceover isn’t 
>>> reading them.  I re-booted my phone before going to sleep last night, and 
>>> still, the only thing VO will read once I open settings is the Status bar.  
>>> I’d greatly appreciate any help or suggestions anyone can offer.
>>> Cheers,
>>> Donna
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