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Reading Text from a Computer Screen

People with learning disabilities may have limitations that result in difficulty reading text from a computer screen. Accommodations may include:

Small Triangle Blue Bullet Use voice output software, also called screen reading software, which highlights and reads aloud the information from the computer screen

Small Triangle Blue Bullet Use form-generating software that computerizes order forms, claim forms, applications, equations, and formula fields

Small Triangle Blue Bullet Use manual or electric line guide to help individuals "keep their place" on the computer monitor

Small Triangle Blue Bullet Alter color scheme on computer screen to suit the individual's visual preferences

Small Triangle Blue Bullet Adjust the font on computer screen to suit the individual's visual preferences


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Accommodations are evaluated on a case-by-case basis. If you need additional information or would like to discuss the information presented here, contact JAN directly.

SOAR is brought to you by the Job Accommodation Network, a service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor.
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