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Has great resources on IEP goals for people who are blind.

A simple add-on to change the background color and reduce visual stress.

Video on how to change the default zoom level in Google Chrome

DarkCopy is a simple, full-screen text editor for distraction free writing. DarkCopy is for anyone who enjoys the simplicity of a typewriter, and wants to increase productivity by focusing only on writing. It was created as a free, web-based clone of WriteRoom.

"When making your own PowerPoint book, a template can be a helpful time saver. The templates below are for creating ABC books and personal books for students with significant disabilities, including deaf-blindness. The templates have high contrast backgrounds and some have finger spellings. (The finger spelling photos come from Pics4Learning.com. They are free!). The templates have also been setup so that there is an auditory click and some movement when students turn the pages in the book. In all of the downloadable templates, the pages and the text boxes have already been made. Teachers, therapists and/or parents can spend time adding pictures and text, rather then the technical aspects of starting from scratch."

This YouTube video shows how to use the Windows 7 Magnifier in full-screen and lens modes.

Did you know that Windows 7 includes a Magnifier with a choice of three viewing modes that can be set to open automatically on login? Provides visual access by increasing size of cursor, toolbars, icons, text, and more on the computer desktop, web pages, software programs, and more. This website provides instructions for using this tool, and includes a video.

Keyboard shortcuts for Windows 7 Magnifier

The Read&Write for Windows v.11 Course

Free text-to-speech application that utilizes the Microsoft voices to read text via Windows clipboard from any program. Additional features include adjustable voice speed (rate), low vision color option, and more

free text to speech software

User Manual for the SmartView Versa Plus handheld, digital portable magnifier. URL Shortened to be http://bit.ly/svvpusermanual

A brief video explaining the time spent converting files into Braille

A brief video explaining when and how to scan a document for translation into Braille

How setup a Braillesense to connect via Bluetooth with an iOS device

How technology can stop a literary crisis | Society | guardian.co.uk