Users Blind and visually impaired people are accessing the Internet through conventional computers, and operating systems. They work out individual accommodations that make access work for them. We learned a few things that make this possible.
Browsers offer some of the choices.
A conventional browser may be used, or a text only browser like Lynx, or the talking browser PWWebspeak for Windows users may work best. Browser settings can be optimized without addition of any special hardware or software by adjusting the font, adjusting the colors, making more display space by eliminating the toolbar and other graphicals, and turning off the image loading. The National Association for the Visually Handicapped provided some of these tips. Technology and Hardware Update Access First , of Toronto, Canada, are trainers, consultants and software developers providing accessibility services for the handicapped community. Their site has interesting information about several of these services and combinations thereof.