Text Size
On there is website this is a Plus and Minus button to increase or decrease the font size,
this button under the to the logo on the top left of the screen above.
The Equals button will reset the font size to the default size.
This is a feature that is available on all pages of this website.
For example:
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Computer
If you are on a PC you can press the Ctrl key and the Plus + key on the right hand side of your keyboard and the same time, to make the fonts BIGGER and press
Ctrl key and the Minus - key on the right hand side of your keyboard to make the fonts Smaller.
If you press Ctrl key and the Zero 0 key these Resets the fonts to the default settings, this key combination is often written as Ctrl+0.
If you press Ctrl key and use the Mouse Wheel on your PC Mouse you can zoom in and out as much as you like.
Pressing and holding the Ctrl down is like pressing shift key on a typewriter, it accesses additional functionality,
in a Typewriter if was to change between lower case and upper case, as it physically shifted the carriage that held the paper to be hit by the sized letter.
Web site Reader
There are a number of tools available to help you read the content of this website.
These include screen readers, text-to-speech software, and browser extensions.
Here are some of the most popular tools:
Free Text To Speech
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Speechify: listen to Websites
Text to speech from Speechify lets you listen to Websites, docs, articles, PDFs, email, and other formats — anything you read.
This award-winning extensions is one of the fastest growing voice generator extensions in the Chrome store.
Commercial
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Dragon Naturally Speaking
This can navigate a website and read the content to you. It can also be used to dictate text into a document or email.
Imagine having no hands just a head set.
Get more done at work, at home or on the go with fast, accurate speech recognition, dictation and transcription.
Dragon by Nuance is the world’s leading speech recognition solution with over two decades of continuous development to meet the needs of the most demanding users.
Meet the powerful tools that will make you more productive by unlocking the power of your voice.
Create documents of any length and edit, format and share them directly from your mobile device.
Whats App
Whats app is not just about text, you can send Voice Mails as well by pressing and holding the Mic button in the bottom Right Hand Corner for you.
This is to the Right of the text that usually says Type a message.
On the left of that is the PaperClip symbol that allows you to send an attachment such as anything from your camera tjhat you are about to take or have taken
or a PDF or other document. The smile logo to the right of that allows you to respond to a message with images or stickers eg a heart, thumbs up.
Using the Desktop version of Whats App, you can Drag and Drop documents to sent to people or just paste it into the message box and press send.
In a message you just sent, you can click on it with the Right hand mouse button (button2)
and you will get a quick response menu pop up, which all allows you to Edit what you just sent, in case the spelling is off.
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Whats App for Android,iOS, Mac and PC.
Many visually impaired people cant get on with Whats App on their mobile phone and typing text is too small, but you can
download it for Android,iOS, Mac and PC.
On you PC you can still Zoom in as described above, there is help on their
Help Center.
Grammarly
Free Online Grammar Checker Ensure your writing is mistake-free with the help of this online grammar checker.
This is very useful if you have 'fat fingers' or tremors and dont always hit the right letters on the keywords,
it is also helpful for Dyslexics that can never spell.
The Free Web extension for Chrome can be found here
it also works with MS Word and Outlook as well as on a Mac.
With comprehensive feedback on spelling, grammar, punctuation, clarity, and writing style, Grammarly is more than just a proofreader. It’s a tool that helps you write with confidence, find the best words to express yourself, and communicate your ideas with ease. Grammarly’s generative AI capabilities allow you to produce instant drafts, ideas, replies, and more wherever you do your most important writing.
This site is designed to be accessible and to follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1.
These guidelines are the internationally recognised benchmark for building accessible websites. We are committed to making our website accessible to all users, including those with disabilities.
We are continually working to improve the user experience for everyone, and applying the relevant accessibility standards.
Please read our Accessibility Statement for more information.
- What are screen readers and how they enable blind people to surf the internet - can be found
here
- What is new in the JAWS 2024 Screen Reader Software - can be found
here