Vision
Equal access for everyone
Whether researching, using the Internet, reviewing notes, or creating presentations, students with visual disabilities will appreciate the power of the universal access features in Mac OS X.
Built-in solutions
Apple's VoiceOver screen reader technology is built right into the Mac OS X operating system providing access to the Macintosh through speech, audible cues, and keyboard navigation. Complete with an advanced synthesized English voice, braille support, extensive keyboard capabilities and localization into eight languages, Apple gives users with visual disabilities more control over the Mac than ever.
Solutions such as Zoom, Scalable Cursor, Text-to-Speech Synthesis, and Display Adjustment enable people who have difficulty seeing content on the computer screen greater ability to access their own work.
Disabilities Education Act
Learn about federal support for technology in special education. Learn more
Success story: Dispelling Myths about Blindness
A loss of “sight” does not mean a loss of “vision” in Carol Anne McGuire’s class of K-6 grade visually impaired students. Using the power iMovie, her students dispel common myths about blindness.
Mrs. McGuire of Imperial Elementary in Orange County, California, discovered that digital video projects making use of iMovie suddenly motivated her multiage, visually impaired students to create, collaborate, and share with the world what they can do despite their visual disabilities.
Students relied on their specialized talents and abilities. Some dictated ideas as others captured and edited ideas on Braille-embossing machines. Others operated the digital video camera and edited footage with iMovie.
Third party solutions
Mac OS X not only provides built-in solutions, but also enables third parties to develop and deliver additional hardware and software accessibility solutions. Learn more
