Supporting Simon

Based on Simon's profile above, suggest some accessibility resources or strategies to assist him with his online experience.

Please feel free to comment on or reply to any other contributions.

Discussion

Sabina Ryan, 2022/11/18 15:52
Increasing Font Size and changing backdrop and font color. Can also see if his laptop has text to speech available on it.
Ash, 2022/10/01 13:02
Teaching Simon how to adjust size of font on the screen. As well as using the magnifying feature.
Changing the display, so that the background is dark and the writing is white.
Shelley, 2021/05/11 10:05
Show Simon how to change it to black background and white text and how to enlarge the text and perhaps also the brightness of the screen.
Neill Hahn, 2021/04/12 16:33
Introduce & guide Simon through settings within a Word Processor, the general settings for his device and the accessibility options.
Paese, 2021/03/16 15:01
Everyone seem to agree on the same suggestions.
Sonia, 2021/03/16 12:51
Showing him how he can enlarge the font, changing background and brightness
Linda, 2021/03/05 13:40
Settings functions to adjust view and font size. Changing screen background to different light to help his eyes
Mark, 2021/03/01 19:47
Show Simon the different accessibility settings on his device. Consider increasing font size, increasing mouse size, and changing the screen background from white to black.
Kathleen, 2020/11/24 11:34
Show him how to adjust the size of the font and the background. Also, suggest using text reading software as an alternative.
Tracie, 2020/11/04 15:39
Show Simone how to change the settings to suit his needs, remember to ask open questions to ensure the changes are effective for him.
Tanaya, 2020/10/31 10:44
Show Simon how to adjust his settings to suit him, if the computer is too out dated could suggest a film for over the displayu.
Leisa , 2020/10/30 11:51
I would help him to adjust the size of the font and the background. Also, I would suggest using text reading software as an alternative.
Desiree Stacpoole, 2020/10/27 16:14
Show Simon the Setting function, how to change display to a black background and enlarge font.
Shamirah, 2020/10/26 14:23
Show Simon how to change the settings if possible. If not, ask a professional to customize his screen.
Pearl, 2020/10/23 13:19
Show Simon how to change his settings to his preferred options. Also perhaps a colour clear screen may also assist.
Jenny, 2020/10/19 16:42
Show Simon how to change the background and text in settings to better suit his needs.
Chloe, 2020/10/15 15:55
Maybe suggest to Simon he give the speaker function a go and show him how it works. This way he can ask the device to look up something for him without him having to type it in.
Tegan, 2020/10/14 14:30
Explain the different settings on his device and trial a couple till he finds his preferred option.
Jodie, 2020/10/28 17:02
Agree with Tegan's comment.
Pam, 2020/10/13 12:19
Ask him what strategies he has been using, to get more detail about his needs and also to get ideas for adaptive tools / settings.
Show him ways to change the way text & webpages display. Also show him how to use text-to-speech or voice commands (Google Assistant, Windows Cortana).
If his laptop at home is old, it might have a screen that is too small for him to read. Suggest he try the library's computers, which have large screens. Discuss ways for accessing the internet at home (eg, via smartTV).
Discuss the reasons he uses the internet. If there are some specific websites he needs to access (eg, MyGov), look into whether those site's have any specific accessibility features.
Tia, 2020/09/30 10:47
Explain the display settings functions on his device. Text size, brightness, show Simon how to change the background to black and the colour of the text white to suit him.
Brendan, 2020/09/28 15:43
Explain to him all the different settings in the accessibility tab in settings, and choose one for his needs
Petrina, 2020/09/24 09:59
Show Simon how he can enlarge the font, turn the brightness up or down and change the background to suit.
Susan , 2020/09/23 14:00
Show how to change the view and enlarge the text
Alexis, 2020/09/21 16:48
Explain display settings functions such as text size, contrast and brightness to improve Simon's viewing of the screen.
Eleanor, 2020/09/18 11:09
Show Simon how to change it to black background and white text and how to enlarge the text and perhaps also the brightness of the screen.
Judy, 2020/09/16 11:20
Settings functions to adjust view and font size. The better the contrast the easier it will be on his eyes.
Anna, 2020/09/30 10:42
I agree with Eleanor
Jennifer , 2020/09/11 09:22
Show Simon the settings function and alternative view
Katrine, 2020/09/03 15:51
Show Simon the settings app and how he can change his computer display settings including white text on black background - using high contrast themes.
Natasha, 2020/08/28 18:52
Introduce Simon to the Settings function and explore the alternative views.
Sharynn, 2020/08/19 16:24
Show Simon how he can change how he views the text so he can see white on a black background and how to enlarge the text.
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