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Accessibility in the HACC Library

Software Guides

JAWS

JAWS, Job Access With Speech, is the world’s most popular screen reader, developed for computer users whose vision loss prevents them from seeing screen content or navigating with a mouse. JAWS provides speech and Braille output for the most popular computer applications on your PC. You will be able to navigate the Internet, write a document, read an email and create presentations from your office, remote desktop, or from home.

NVDA

NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA) allows blind and vision impaired people to access and interact with the Windows operating system and many third party applications.

VoiceOver

VoiceOver—the screen reader built into macOS and iOS—can be customized with different voices, change how you navigate webpages, add braille devices, and more.

ZoomText

ZoomText Magnifier/Reader is a fully integrated magnification and reading program tailored for low-vision users. Magnifier/Reader enlarges and enhances everything on your computer screen, echoes your typing and essential program activity, and automatically reads documents, web pages, email.