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Microsoft Teams and Edge now Honour “Prefers Cursor Non-Blink” on Mac

by Shaylynn Hayes-Raymond
written by Shaylynn Hayes-Raymond

Shaylynn Hayes-Raymond, and the International Misophonia Foundation have been working with the accessibility/disability department at Microsoft to advocate for the blinking text cursor (caret |) to respect system settings on Mac and the apple mobile operating system. Windows versions of these apps already honour this program setting. Microsoft has reached out to let us know that they have implemented this change in Edge and Teams with more programs to come in the future.

We are pleased at these changes and anxiously await changes to important programs such as Office and Excel, where much of the distress is seen on a daily basis for office workers, students, and others who must use office suites.

For many with sensory disorders, misokinesia, autism, ADHD, and more, the blinking text cursor can cause an aversive reaction.

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  • Shaylynn Hayes-Raymond

    Shaylynn Hayes-Raymond is a Licensed Counselling Therapist Candidate in New Brunswick, Canada and has been an advocate for misophonia and mental illness since 2015. Shaylynn is passionate about providing accessible mental healthcare through telehealth therapy and is particularly interested in working with clients with misophonia, OCD, PTSD, depression, career counselling, and general life struggles. Shaylynn holds an Honours Diploma in Creative Digital Media and owned a web, graphic, print design and marketing business for 10 years. Shaylynn is now passionate about helping therapists grow their digital practices or maintain the online presence for their in-person practice. Shaylynn is the author of several books including fiction and non-fiction, with her first being published in 2015. Shaylynn is the Director of The International Misophonia Foundation and is continuing her advocacy and research through the foundation. Shaylynn provides counselling services in Canada and coaching services worldwide. You can find more information about these services on her personal website at https://shaylynnraymond.com/.

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Shaylynn Hayes-Raymond is a Licensed Counselling Therapist Candidate in New Brunswick, Canada and has been an advocate for misophonia and mental illness since 2015. Shaylynn is passionate about providing accessible mental healthcare through telehealth therapy and is particularly interested in working with clients with misophonia, OCD, PTSD, depression, career counselling, and general life struggles. Shaylynn holds an Honours Diploma in Creative Digital Media and owned a web, graphic, print design and marketing business for 10 years. Shaylynn is now passionate about helping therapists grow their digital practices or maintain the online presence for their in-person practice. Shaylynn is the author of several books including fiction and non-fiction, with her first being published in 2015. Shaylynn is the Director of The International Misophonia Foundation and is continuing her advocacy and research through the foundation. Shaylynn provides counselling services in Canada and coaching services worldwide. You can find more information about these services on her personal website at https://shaylynnraymond.com/.

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