Visually impaired user

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
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Electrajune

Configuring Windows for people who are blind or have impaired vision
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...vision_cc.mspx

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

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"Electrajune" wrote:

| 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

Electrajune wrote:
> 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.

Also see:

http://www.microsoft.com/enable/prod...p/default.aspx

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

http://www.microsoft.com/enable/trai...adjusting.aspx

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


Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
> Configuring Windows for people who are blind or have impaired vision
> http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...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