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Text Enlargement Software

Text Enlargement Software. Shirley Aaron, Lauren Anderson, Sara Nelson, Lisa Stanton. What is text enlargement software?. Software that enlarges the images and text on a computer screen. What are the most recommended software programs?. MAGic ZoomText. MAGic. ZoomText.

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Text Enlargement Software

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  1. Text Enlargement Software Shirley Aaron, Lauren Anderson, Sara Nelson, Lisa Stanton

  2. What is text enlargement software? • Software that enlarges the images and text on a computer screen

  3. What are the most recommended software programs? • MAGic • ZoomText

  4. MAGic

  5. ZoomText

  6. Who needs text enlargement devices? • Anyone with visual impairments who needs help to improve functional capacity in the following ways: • Help accessing printed information • Help producing written communication • Increased size of text and graphics displayed on computer monitor • Control of foreground/background contrast

  7. When should text enlargement software be used? • When onscreen text and/or graphics are too small for the reader to view clearly • When onscreen color contrasts make viewing text and graphics difficult

  8. How much does it cost? • Prices generally vary from $100 - $600 • Zoom Text and MAGic $395 - $595 • Pay up to $200 more for program that includes speech option • Freeware and Shareware – No Cost • http://www.magnifiers.org/links/Download_Software/Screen_Magnifiers/Windows_Freeware_and_shareware/

  9. Who sells this software? • Solutions for Humans (www.sforh.com) • Lab Computers, Inc. (www.labcomputers.net) • OVAC (www.ovac.com) • Woodlake Technologies (www.woodlaketechnologies.com) • Ai Squared Low Vision Resources (www.aisquared.com) • EVAS (Dell) (www.evas.com) • Freedom Scientific (www.freedomscientific.com) • Software Manufacturers’ Websites

  10. References • Georgia Project for Assistive Technology http://www.gpat.org/Resources%20Main.htm • ZoomText Home Page http://www.synapseadaptive.com/aisquared/zoomtext_9/zoomtext_9_home_page.htm • MAGic Overview http://www.freedomscientific.com/fs_products/software_magic.asp • Magnifiers (Freeware and Shareware for Windows) http://www.magnifiers.org/links/Download_Software/Screen_Magnifiers/Windows_Freeware_and_shareware/

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