Accommodation
Accessible web pages allow
assistive technology to interpret text, images,
links, and page layout as speech and voice output.
NOTE: Although images, and links are
accessibility compliant on most pages of the stie, site is still under revision for complete facilitation of accessible content.
Alternative Browsers
For simple enlragement of web text we recommend:
Netscape Navigator
(Web pages that contain cascading style sheets override the text resize feature in some browsers.)
EIAD from Sarsfield Solutions (Australia)
A browser which provides enhancements specifically for people with special needs and learning difficulties. Touch-screen, simplified language interface.
Easy Web Browsing from IBM
Have the computer read text from web pages.
Set a comfortable page magnification level.
Zoom in on selected portions of the Web page.
Change the color of the page background and text.
Simply Web 2000
A speech-enabled screen reader add-on for Microsoft's Internet Explorer, can function as a stand-alone talking Web browser or as a companion to your existing screen reader. The program also offers advanced features that let vision-impaired users easily navigate complex pages.
MultiWeb
Disability-specific browser developed at Deakin Univeristy, Australia.
Speech output, screen magnification, scanning for switch devices. Free download available.
MozBraille
It is a browser based on Mozilla or Firefox designed for blind or partially sighted users.
Screen Readers
WebAdapt2Me from IBM
Enlarges text to enhance the readability of Web pages.
Reduces visual clutter when viewing Web pages.
Reads Web page text aloud.
Uses unique keyboard technology to automatically adjust to users' needs.
OS: Windows 98 or higher
Jaws for Window
A popular screen reader with extensive speech and braille display support.
OS: Windows 98 or higher
Hal
A screen reader allows blind users to hear rather than see what is happening on their computer by converting the on screen display to speech and Braille.
OS: Windows 95 or higher
outSPOKEN
Screen reader that has extensive speech support (no braille display support)
OS: Windows 95/98
Window-Eyes
Speech and Braille
OS: Windows 95 or higher
SuperNova
It Offers speech, magnification and Braille support
OS: Windows 95 or higher
Screen Magnifiers
Lunar
OS: Windows 95 or higher
Aldo's Magnifier
OS: Windows 95/98/NT
Dragnifier
OS: Windows All
Lens - magnifying glass
OS: Windows 95/98/NT/2000
Zoom+
OS: Windows 95/98/NT
Fatbits
Freeware
OS: Windows 9x/ME/NT4/2000/XP/2003
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