You will get the most use of your equipment and programs if you personalize them to meet YOUR needs. Each device has ways to personalize them and make them accessible and user-friendlier for you. You need to consider how well you, see, hear and move around when you buy a device and when you choose your programs and apps. Questions to ask yourself when you are customizing your devices are: How well do I see? Do I need a larger to see the alphabet letters or a larger ? If my vision were poor, a help me to better use my computer? How well do I read, would using pictures to tell a story or replacing words helps me use my device better. If you have problems using parts of your body like your arms and hands, you might want to think about using some of the we already talked about. Speaking and Reading Programs There are software programs that make information accessible for computer users who cannot see or understand words. These are called . These programs have the ability to read the words out loud for the user. There are a number of these types of programs available that you can learn about by doing an on-line search. If you are interested in using this technology it is important that you find the one that will work best for you. Take the time to test them out to make sure they will meet your needs. Also, many states have an Assistive Technology Specialist you might want to speak to get suggestions and recommendations. Microsoft Word has an accessibility feature for if the documents only contain text, no photos, no graphs and no clipart.
You will get the most use of your equipment and programs if you personalize them to meet YOUR needs. Each device has ways to personalize them and make them accessible and user-friendlier for you. You need to consider how well you, see, hear and move around when you buy a device and when you choose your programs and apps. Questions to ask yourself when you are customizing your devices are: How well do I see? Do I need a larger to see the alphabet letters or a larger ? If my vision were poor, a help me to better use my computer? How well do I read, would using pictures to tell a story or replacing words helps me use my device better. If you have problems using parts of your body like your arms and hands, you might want to think about using some of the we already talked about. Speaking and Reading Programs There are software programs that make information accessible for computer users who cannot see or understand words. These are called . These programs have the ability to read the words out loud for the user. There are a number of these types of programs available that you can learn about by doing an on-line search. If you are interested in using this technology it is important that you find the one that will work best for you. Take the time to test them out to make sure they will meet your needs. Also, many states have an Assistive Technology Specialist you might want to speak to get suggestions and recommendations. Microsoft Word has an accessibility feature for if the documents only contain text, no photos, no graphs and no clipart.
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