Job Accommodation Network's
Searchable Online Accommodation Resource (SOAR)

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

Voice output software that highlights and reads (via a speech synthesizer) text on the computer screen

Speech recognition software that recognizes the user's voice and changes it to text on the computer screen

Locator dots for identification of letters/numbers on the keyboard

Word processing software

Form producing software that computerizes order forms, claim forms, applications, and equation and formula fields

Carbonless notetaking systems

Copy holder with line guide

 

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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.