Tools for the Almost-Blind

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From: alan m Lesgold
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 1988 17:02

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I have a friend with extremely limited vision.  He can work with computer
screens only if he can magnify them enough so that individual text letters are
one or more inches tall.  He has special equipment on an IBM PC but is
interested in doing some work that might go better on a Macintosh or even a
NeXT.  I would appreciate direct email replies from anyone who knows of Mac
desk accessories or other tools for this purpose that can be used with any 
software or of plans for such capability on the NeXT.

The PC capability he has allows him to scan over the screen with a mouse
and see small regions highly magnified.

Any suggestions will be appreciated.  I'll post a summary.
--alan

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From: al@cisunx.UUCP ( alan m  Lesgold)
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Subject: Tools for the Almost-Blind
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Date: 21 Oct 88 17:02:38 GMT
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