Visually impaired user

[Guest]

I am giving my old computer to my cousin who is visually impaired. I wonder
if anyone has any expertise with various software programs which enhance the
text by magnification and/or voice? I have just learned that XP [the
computer she is getting has XP Pro w/SP2 on it] has some features for
magnification of the screen. She has not used a computer since retiring with
medical disability several years ago. She does have some familiarity with
computers and both her grown sons are computer users. I do not live near her
and and I don't want to send her something that will be a problem. The
computer, though older, is working well; I replaced it because the hard drive
was too small. It has 312MB RAM with a 9GB hard drive. Any thoughts or
advice are most appreciated

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Configuring Windows for people who are blind or have impaired vision
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/access_vision_cc.mspx

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| I am giving my old computer to my cousin who is visually impaired. I wonder
| if anyone has any expertise with various software programs which enhance the
| text by magnification and/or voice? I have just learned that XP [the
| computer she is getting has XP Pro w/SP2 on it] has some features for
| magnification of the screen. She has not used a computer since retiring with
| medical disability several years ago. She does have some familiarity with
| computers and both her grown sons are computer users. I do not live near her
| and and I don't want to send her something that will be a problem. The
| computer, though older, is working well; I replaced it because the hard drive
| was too small. It has 312MB RAM with a 9GB hard drive. Any thoughts or
| advice are most appreciated
| --
| Electrajune

 

[Saucy Lemon]

I am giving my old computer to my cousin who is visually impaired. I
wonder if anyone has any expertise with various software programs
which enhance the text by magnification and/or voice? I have just
learned that XP [the computer she is getting has XP Pro w/SP2 on it]
has some features for magnification of the screen. She has not used
a computer since retiring with medical disability several years ago.
She does have some familiarity with computers and both her grown sons
are computer users. I do not live near her and and I don't want to
send her something that will be a problem. The computer, though
older, is working well; I replaced it because the hard drive was too
small. It has 312MB RAM with a 9GB hard drive. Any thoughts or
advice are most appreciated

Yes. Microsoft Windows XP had a 'magnifier' utility and it has a 'voice'
utility [which on-screen text out loud].

But you might also consult your country's organizations that support the
visually impaired e.g. if you are Canadian, contact the Canadian National
Institute for the Blind [CNIB] and ask for advice.

 

[PA Bear]

Also see:

http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/windowsxp/default.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/enable/guides/vision.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/enable/training/ie6/adjusting.aspx

http://www.microsoft.com/enable/training/ie6/formatpage.aspx
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

Configuring Windows for people who are blind or have impaired vision
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/access_vision_cc.mspx

I am giving my old computer to my cousin who is visually impaired. I
wonder if anyone has any expertise with various software programs which
enhance the text by magnification and/or voice? I have just learned
that XP [the computer she is getting has XP Pro w/SP2 on it] has some
features for magnification of the screen. She has not used a computer
since retiring with medical disability several years ago. She does
have some familiarity with computers and both her grown sons are
computer users. I do not live near her and and I don't want to send
her something that will be a problem. The computer, though older, is
working well; I replaced it because the hard drive was too small. It
has 312MB RAM with a 9GB hard drive. Any thoughts or advice are most
appreciated --
Electrajune