Mysterious black box outline, f1 thru f12 key commands are jumbled, talking

my teacher came in two days ago complaining of a black box that outlines random places in active screens or active icons, and that her f1 thru f12 key commands weren't working properly....in fact, her volume buttons weren't working at all. we also noticed that some commands were doubled in their lists. for example, shut down and log out appeared twice in the apple drop down list. the next day, her computer began talking to her. what is happening? what should i do?

my teacher did not follow directions. the answer to turn off voice command worked for the black box and f1 thru f12 keys. thank you. if she'd only done it the first time, i would have marked the question answered from my first responder. thank you again!

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