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Help for the Visually Impaired
People with a useful amount of vision may find they
are able to use the internet simply be increasing the
font size, or changing their browser colour scheme
to suit their preferences. This is accessed through
'Internet Options' within Internet Explorer or 'Preferences'
in Netscape Navigator.
Alternatively, a screen magnification utility can
enlarge the text and images on the computer screen.
These can also alter the text and graphics size, and
will enlarge the menus and dialogue boxes.
Those with little or no vision can read the internet
using speech output and refreshable Braille displays.
This facility allows the website to be read aloud to
the user or the text is displayed on a device positioned
under the keyboard.
Detailed information on Web access
for the visually impaired is available from the Royal
National Institute
for the Blind's website at www.rnib.org.uk
Other useful links for visually impaired readers:
Designing documents for visually impaired people
www.textmatters.com/guides/visually_impaired.html
National Library for the Blind
www.nlb-online.org
Lighthouse International is a leading resource on
vision impairment
www.lighthouse.org/
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