Today, I would like to post on another built in utility on the Mac that is perfect for those users who are visually impaired, such as myself.
In a previous post, I wrote about screen reading software both for the Macintosh and Windows computers. This time, I would like to discuss screen magnification software, specifically that which is built in on the Mac's OS X. This program is called Zoom.
First of all, Zoom can be turned on by accessing System Preferences, and then clicking Universal Access. The program can be turned on or off by clicking the radio buttons, or by pressing command+option+8. There is also an options button on that screen that when clicked will allow the user to set the minimum and maximum zooming in ratio.
Those readers with a Mac, I would like you to go and activate Zoom, using my directions. Play around with it a bit. In what ways do you feel that this could be a useful tool in and out of the classroom for visually impaired or blind students?
Please feel free to comment below.
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