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Digital accessibility: Reading

Your device, your way

Reading technology for your studies

The technology for reading listed here is often free, provided by the university or built into the device

Reading

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Adobe Reader - PDF software

Please be aware Adobe Reader doesn't work with EPUB files

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E-book formats

EPUB

  • Text will automatically reflow and resize to fit your screen and can be used for text-to-speech
  • On some devices, this format can be read aloud with in-built software and needs no additional tools:

Otherwise use with the following reading tools:

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Chrome browser extensions

Revolutionize your website reading experience with zoom features and notes.

  • Customizable settings 
  • Blur other lines of text when you click on a specific section
  • Adjust the font size and scale of the visible lines
  • Take notes directly within the website, backed up to your Google Docs account

RNIB Bookshare

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If you have declared one of the following disabilities to the university you are eligible for an account 

  • Blind or partially sighted
  • Dyslexia, Autism, Attention Deficit Disorder
  • A physical disability that significantly affects use of printed materials

Sensus Access

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Other reading apps

  • Increase and decrease font sizes
  • Have text read aloud
  • Use coloured overlays
  • Check readability and a dictionary to aid reading
  • You can spell check forms
  • Try word prediction when writing 

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It can:

  • Recognize friends
  • Describe faces and emotions
  • Scan bar codes 
  • Describe a scene

Mac users

Voiceover for iPhone and iPad users