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My wife’s friend has difficulty seeing. I know many unsighted/partially sighted folk use Mastodon. What open source tools are available for turning text into speech & for rendering text on screen in extra large font? Where do I start to learn about this?

Some of you know that I refurbish old donated Windows machines with Linux for kids & adults that need them. I thought I could build one specifically for her use.

A boost might help visibility of this request - thanks. #accessibilityr #blind

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in reply to Jeffrey Rogers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Oh my gosh, it's a super huge topic to discuss. Actually it would be better if you choose someone from your replies and ask them for a meeting for at least half an hour or so. Accessibility for blind and visually impaired people is a huge industry, so it's really tough to tell all the saga in one post, even in a Mastodon post :)