Why are there boxes around the text on my iPhone?

I have had this problem for a while now. Whenever I press either the home or sleep button and try to unlock it, there is a black box that appears around the time and date. When I swipe, a box forms around the text that says "swipe to unlock". Can anyone help me diagnose this problem please? I don't have any valuable information on the phone so I am open to resetting it if necessary.
Thanks for your time!
-EC

Hello, EC_2727.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
This sounds like VoiceOver has been enabled. Here are the steps on how to disable this feature.
iOS: Configuring accessibility features
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5018
Cheers,
Jason H.

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