diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/tools/MenuScroller.java b/app/src/processing/app/tools/MenuScroller.java
index 3523ec7ceca..9e9aacbcafd 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/tools/MenuScroller.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/tools/MenuScroller.java
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
  */
 package processing.app.tools;
 
+import processing.app.PreferencesData;
+
 import javax.swing.*;
 import javax.swing.event.ChangeEvent;
 import javax.swing.event.ChangeListener;
@@ -567,6 +569,43 @@ public MenuScrollTimer(final int increment, int interval) {
         public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
           firstIndex += increment * accelerator;
           refreshMenu();
+          if (PreferencesData.getBoolean("ide.accessible")) {
+            //    If the user has chosen to use accessibility features, it means that they are using a screen reader
+            // to assist them in development of their project.  This scroller is very unfriendly toward screen readers
+            // because it does not tell the user that it is scrolling through the board options, and it does not read
+            // the name of the boards as they scroll by.  It is possible that the desired board will never become
+            // accessible.
+            //    Because this scroller is quite nice for the sighted user, the idea here is to continue to use the
+            // scroller, but to fool it into scrolling one item at a time for accessible features users so that the
+            // screen readers work well, too.
+            //    It's not the prettiest of code, but it works.
+            String    itemClassName;
+            int keyEvent;
+
+            // The blind user likely used an arrow key to get to the scroller.  Determine which arrow key
+            // so we can send an event for the opposite arrow key.  This fools the scroller into scrolling
+            // a single item.  Get the class name of the new item while we're here
+            if (increment > 0) {
+              itemClassName = menuItems[firstIndex + scrollCount - 1].getClass().getName();
+              keyEvent = KeyEvent.VK_UP;
+            }
+            else {
+              itemClassName = menuItems[firstIndex].getClass().getName();
+              keyEvent = KeyEvent.VK_DOWN;
+            }
+
+            // Use the class name to check if the next item is a separator.  If it is, just let it scroll on like
+            // normal, otherwise move the cursor back with the opposite key event to the new item so that item is read
+            // by a screen reader and the user can use their arrow keys to navigate the list one item at a time
+            if (!itemClassName.equals(JSeparator.class.getName()) ) {
+              KeyboardFocusManager manager = KeyboardFocusManager.getCurrentKeyboardFocusManager();
+              Component comp = manager.getFocusOwner();
+              KeyEvent event = new KeyEvent(comp,
+                KeyEvent.KEY_PRESSED, System.currentTimeMillis(), 0,
+                keyEvent, KeyEvent.CHAR_UNDEFINED);
+              comp.dispatchEvent(event);
+            }
+          }
         }
       });
     }