We believe that Chrome should provide a complete and satisfying experience to users who have low vision. Here are three of the most common needs, and how they can currently be addressed in Chrome.
Wiki from a teacher of the visually impaired with lots of contemporary information about tools, strategies, and techniques for educating students who are blind or who have low-vision.
"Word Online includes accessibility features that make it easy for users with limited dexterity, low vision, or other disabilities to work with files. This means you can use keyboard shortcuts, a screen reader, or a speech recognition tool to work with Word Online."
"Are you the parent or teacher of a child with deaf-blindness or multiple disabilities? Are you looking for a community of families and teachers such as yours? Are you a professor or student at a university interested in connecting with others to share resources and strategies around literacy for learners with complex challenges? Are you an administrator looking for ways to improve literacy in your school systems? Then you are in the right place."
NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA) is a free and open source screen reader for the Microsoft Windows operating system. This software can enable blind or vision impaired people to access computers running Windows for no more cost than a sighted person.
NVDA
"The Assistive Technology Oral History Project is an archive of pioneers in the field of assistive technology (technology for individuals with disabilities). It includes the histories of assistive technology (AT) specialists including occupational therapists, physical therapists, experts in blind and low vision, special educators, audiologists, rehabilitation engineers, software and AT device inventors, and more."
a statewide program designed to provide technical assistance, training, distance education, and networking information to families, teachers, and service providers of individuals birth through 21 who have both a hearing loss and a vision loss."
"Recognizing that CVI is the
leading cause of visual impairment among children and cognizant of the need for
highly qualified interventionists, four state deaf-blind projects embarked on a
ten-year collaboration known as the "Cortical Visual Impairment Community of
Practice". The Deaf-Blind Projects from Delaware, Maryland, Vermont, and West
Virginia developed and implemented an innovative and successful professional
development program which trained an interdisciplinary team of "CVI Mentors""
"The International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC)
works to improve the lives of children and adults who use AAC. ISAAC's vision is
that AAC will be recognized, valued and used throughout the world. ISAAC's
mission is to promote the best possible communication for people with complex
communication needs"