1. Browsers—Turn Off Style Turn off the whole style sheet Change the layout of a page Present information in a more readable manner E.g., http://www.cnn.comhttp://www.cnn.com View  Style  No Style

2. Adjust Text Size on Computer Screen Press down Ctrl (or command) and “+” key Press down Ctrl (or command) and “ - ” key Hold down the Control or Command key, then use the wheel on your mouse Start/Control Panel/Appearance & Personalizaqtion  Display/Make text or other items larger or smaller

3. BrowseAloud http://www.browsealoud.com/page.asp?pg_i d=80004 http://www.browsealoud.com/page.asp?pg_i d=80004 Adds speech and reading support to online content Free and works with all major browsers

4. Illinois AT Resources Illinois Assistive Technology Program (IATP) (www.iltech.org/)www.iltech.org/ Infinitec (http://www.infinitec.org/)http://www.infinitec.org/

5. Keyboard Shortcuts CTRL+C: Copy CTRL+X: Cut CTRL+V: Paste CTRL+Z: Undo CTRL+B: Bold CTRL+U: Underline CTRL+I: Italic

6. Keyboard Shortcuts Press this keyTo do this Windows logo keyOpen the Start menu ALTStart menu selection of the active window TABMove to the next control of the window (SHIFT+TAB reversed) ALT+F4Close the current window ALT+TAB Switch between open programs ALT+SPACEBAR Display the system menu of the window CTRL+A Select all the items in the current window

7. NIMAS and Bookshare Request a book – https://www.bookshare.org/_/gettingStarted/find Books#Request_a_Book https://www.bookshare.org/_/gettingStarted/find Books#Request_a_Book Find a book – https://www.bookshare.org/_/gettingStarted/find Books#Search_for_Books https://www.bookshare.org/_/gettingStarted/find Books#Search_for_Books Bookshare is an authorized user of the NIMAC

8. Enable Readability Check Include readability scores according to the following tests: – Flesch Reading Ease – Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level File/Options/Proofing Under When correcting spelling and grammar in Word, make sure Check grammar with spelling is selected. Select Show readability statistics. After you enable this feature, open a file that you want to check, and check the spelling. When Word finishes checking the spelling and grammar, it displays information about the reading level of the document.

9. Reduce Distraction in Microsoft Office Keeping the screen simple – Minimize the Ribbon: View/Right Click  Minize the Ribbon – Switch to Full Screen Reading view: View/Document Views group  Full Screen Reading