Today's computers, smart phones, and tablets all contain built-in accessibility features. There are also additional free downloadable extensions and open source software that you can add to your devices to expand their capabilities. Although all current computers and devices have accessibility features, the features are not the same across all platforms. Explore the boxes below to find your device, and follow the links to learn how to use the different accessibility features.
Browsing the Internet can be difficult for people with print disabilities. Chrome offers several free downloadable extensions to help making using the Internet easier. Below is a list of some of the more useful extensions for accessibility. To download an extension, follow these instructions:
1. Open the Chrome browser.
2. Navigate to the Chrome Web Store.
3. Be sure Extensions is selected under the search box.
4. Click on the Accessibility category.
5. Click on an extension to download.
6. Click Add to Chrome.
7. Confirm you want to add that extension.
8. The extension will appear as an icon to the right of the search bar at the top of the screen.
9. Click the extension icon (or the puzzle piece icon if you have more than one extension downloaded) to turn the extension on and off.
NOTE: These extensions are only for use in Chrome. They will not appear in other browsers such as Safari or Firefox.
Effective Accessibility Extensions
Read Aloud -- A Text to Speech Voice Reader
OpenDyslexic -- An extension that changes the font on websites the open dyslexic
Zoom -- A screen magnifier