Student Information > Accessibility Programs

The following programs may be used to read the Tseng College website. Contact Disability Resources and Educational Services for more information.

JAWS

JAWS (Job Access With Speech) is a computer screen reader program for Microsoft Windows that allows blind and visually impaired users to read the screen. DRES provides this assistive software on many campus computers.

• JAWS Keystrokes (external website).
• JAWS Training Downloads (external website).

Screen Magnification

Zoom is full-screen magnifier that can magnify the items on the screen up to 40 times built into Apple Inc.'s Mac OS X, iOS and iPod operating systems.

To set it up go to System Preferences > Universal Access > Zoom. Click on "Options" to select your preferences.

VoiceOver

VoiceOver is a screen reader built into Apple Inc.'s Mac OS X, iOS and iPod operating systems.

• About VoiceOver (external website).
• VoiceOver Getting Started (external website).

ZoomText

ZoomText is a screen magnifier for Microsoft Windows designed for visually impaired people. DRES provides this assistive software on many campus computers.

• ZoomText User Guide (external website)

Other options for Mac OS X users

OS X comes with a variety of assistive technologies to help those with vision disabilities, including a built-in screen reader, screen and cursor magnification, high-contrast settings, and more (external website).