Explore all health services at DukeHealth.org
Home > Specialties > Low Vision Rehabilitation > Care Guides > Web Browsers and Low Vision
Low Vision Rehabilitation

Web Browsers and Low Vision

About This Article

Article Details

Published: Mar. 26, 2009
Updated: July 8, 2009

1 person likes this.

Increase Web Site Visibility

  • To increase the contrast and invert the color of the font on a website, select a paragraph, hold down the CTRL key and type A.
  • To increase the font size, hold down the CTRL key and roll the mouse wheel up. This works for most, but not all, Web sites.

Low Vision Web Browsers

  • Opera Low Vision Web Browser: Use this browser that is tailored to your low vision needs.
  • Mozilla Firefox Browser: Personalize this popular Web browser to suit your vision needs.
  • Web Eyes: Add this technology to your Internet Explorer browser and you’ll be able to read your computer screen much easier.
  • Webbie: Download this free low vision browser.

Tips for Browser setup

  • A List Apart: Get tips for creating Web sites tailored to people with low vision.
  • Browsealoud: Get free software for your PC or Mac that reads text selected by mouse on compatible Web sites.
  • Accessible Google: Search Google and get results that are more easily used by blind and visually impaired users.