**zoomtext** will help you zoom into the screen which can be really helpful for people with low vision. i think it also has text-to-speech that will read things out loud to you.

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**kurzweil 3000** - is a screen reader made for people with dyslexia but could also be useful for some one with low vision who has a hard time typing.

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**JAWS** - is the screen reader that a lot of blind people use.

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**NVDA** - is free and very similar to JAWS. From what i understand it isn't as nice as JAWS but close enough.

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you might want to work on your typing a little. you don't have to be fast but life will be easier if you are able to use a keyboard without looking at it too often. in my opinion both JAWS and NVDA are easier to use with a keyboard than a mouse but you can use them with a mouse.

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i hope your college has someone who can help you with all this stuff. they really should have a lot of support available for people with disabilities.

Learn Braille as soon as you can. It makes taking notes and using a computer much easier and if you’re struggling with eye strain it will make it much easier to do 5 hours of lectures. Also record every lecture so you can listen back to stuff you miss.

Since you have windows, consider JAWS. Or, for free you can get another software called NVDA. Honestly, I don’t know too much about them. But I’m more familiar with Apple products such as math books and iPhones. Speaking of smart phones, apparently the new Samsung phones now have a feature called talkback, which is essentially a screen reader.

Dragon sounds like it would help you.

You might contact $1 because he helps Vision Impaired folks with tech in college and getting their first job!