My Low vision Essential Resources

In this site you will find a list of Resources which I have found personally useful. These resources may be software, web sites or simply techniques and advice to cope with daily living. . ,, I provide these resources here in case they may prove useful for other people with Visual Impairment. Unlike other sites I only list the applications and techniques I have in the end come to rely upon. In other words I only provide information about what I consider to be the best in each area. For example although I recommend the use of Karen’s Replicator as a software and data backup tool, I am fully aware that there are other applications, including an inbuilt Windows Backup solution. I do not try to discuss and review these options. This site is simply a list, and links to, of the resources I have found through experience to work best. Other excellent sites like Jaws Users provide massive lists of links to resources and there is no point in repeating this here. This site rather attempts to offer a personal steer through the sometimes confusing array of options available.

Generally I link to the Jaws User Programs page for downloads. There are dozens of programs here. Searching for a program can take a time on the Jaws User page so you should press control F in Internet Explorer or Insert control F in Firefox and type in the name of the program you are trying to download. This should jump you straight there. You should also look around this excellent resource anyway. Details about the Jaws User site are on the Web Resources Page of my site.

So these pages represent my personal assessment of the best approaches and techniques. If however you think I have got it badly wrong in any particular category or have ignored a crucial resource then Email me at low_vision_survival@yahoo.co.uk and I will consider amending these pages. Any other comments or questions should also be sent to this email address where I will try my best to respond. .

Finally, I am primarily a Jaws and NVDA screenreader user. Software and web resources are primarily tested against screen reader use. I still have Magic and Zoomtext installed on my system but I confess that I use them rarely. It may be that if you rely on screen enhancement rather than speech feedback these options may not be the optimal. In general, though software which works well against one standard of accessibility tends to figure well against others.

Without more ado.