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Full History - 2019 - 11 - 29 - ID#e3j517
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Any good computer software for visually Impaired? (self.Blind)
submitted by cluo40
Hi, unfortunately my dad had a situation recently where his already poor vision in his good eye went to near blind now. He works in software and still has one eye with almost passable vision but strains really hard to read anything, even with the words increased in size on his screen.

Do you guys have any recommendations of any software or other tools he can use for day to day? Whether it be coding, responding to emails, browsing the web, etc.

Thanks in advance!
serrebi 2 points 3y ago
Not sure what he needs ATM, so I'll try to give you a brief overview of his options. For low vision people there's what's built into windows 10, or another option is zoomtext, https://www.zoomtext.com/ . For blind, Jaws http://freedomscientific.com or nvda http://nvda-project.org are his two best options. A bit of a learning curve, but all have great help documentation.
paneulo 2 points 3y ago
Unless he has money to burn, I'd stick with NVDA, which is free and open source, and in the vast majority of cases, just as good, if not better.
cluo40 [OP] 2 points 3y ago
Appreciate it, will give them all a look
enzwificritic 1 points 3y ago
- NVDA for general computer use.

- Visual studio code for coding.

- thunderbird for emails.
CloudsOfMagellan 1 points 3y ago
For coding and emails and browsing (without javascript) and a bunch of other stuff there's emacs with emacspeak
For games check out the audio games website
maltastic 1 points 3y ago
I'm not blind, but if you are in the US, you should contact the $1. They do consulting with people who are new to vision loss, and they can give you tons of info regarding technology & equipment available, workplace accommodations, and free services/support. Since significant visual impairment is covered under the ADA, there are a lot of govt-mandated resources he has access to. Hope you find something that works!
cluo40 [OP] 1 points 3y ago
Thanks will give it a look
CloudyBeep 2 points 3y ago
The AFB doesn't provide this service, so contacting them will be a waste of your time. It would be better to contact local blindness agencies.
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