Accessibility

Common accessibility questions (.pdf) asked by eLearning students.

MacOS Accessibility Options

MacOS has a variety of built-in tools for speech recognition, text-to-speech, screen magnification and closed captioning that can be accessed by through System Preferences.

For an overview of accessibility options available using the MacOS operating system visit: http://www.apple.com/accessibility/

The Tiger operating system (MacOS X) contains a built-in screen reader called VoiceOver. For more information on Voice Over visit: http://www.apple.com/accessibility/voiceover/

Microsoft Windows Accessibility Options

Windows contains a variety of built-in accessibility options and controls that can be located by going to the Start menu > Programs > Accessories > Accessibility

For an overview of accessibility options available using the Microsoft Windows operating system visit: http://www.microsoft.com/enable/

There is a built-in Text-to-Speech option available in Windows XP and Vista: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306902

Windows 7 comes with a basic screen reader called Narrator.