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Vision

If you find it difficult to see your screen clearly you can use assistive technology to: 

  • hear the information on our website 
  • change the size of the font or magnify the screen 
  • change the colour contrast

Screen-readers and text-to-speech software 

You can use free built-in screen readers and text-to-speech software to hear information. There are different options depending the types of device you are using. 

Windows devices 

NVDA screen reader 

NVDA is one of the most popular screen readers available. It's free but only works on devices using Microsoft Windows. It shares most of the same features as the most popular paid alternatives. 

You can find out about the NVDA screen reader and download it

Windows Narrator 

Windows Narrator is the screen reader for people using a Windows device. It comes already installed with Windows version 10 and later. 

You can find out more about Windows Narrator

Apple devices 

Apple VoiceOver and Speak Screen 

VoiceOver is Apple’s built-in screen reader on all their devices. Apple also has its Speak Screen feature, available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. They both read text aloud. But VoiceOver also helps people with no vision to navigate pages more easily. 

You can find out more about VoiceOver and Speak Screen. 

Android mobile devices 

Android TalkBack 

TalkBack is the Google screen reader included on Android mobile devices. 

You can find out more about Android TalkBack. 

Browsers 

Edge Read Aloud browser 

The Edge browser has built-in text-to-speech functionality. Select the Read Aloud symbol (a capital letter A) in the browser’s search bar to hear the web page read aloud. You can also use the Ctrl + Shift + U keyboard shortcut. 

Read&Write browser extension 

Browser extensions are like apps that allow you to add extra features to web browsers. Browser extensions are also sometimes called add-ons. Read&Write is a free extension designed to help people with a wide range of vision impairments. Its features include text-to-speech and audio downloads of web page text. 

Read&Write is available on the following browsers and devices: 

Read&Write is one of many popular extensions available, so it’s worth searching for the one that works best for you. 

Change the size of information 

Zoom web pages in and out 

You can use zoom on: 

  • Windows devices by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Plus sign (+) to zoom in and Control +  
  • Mac devices by using the keyboard shortcut Command + Plus sign (+) to zoom in and Command + Minus sign (-)to zoom out 
  • a smartphone or tablet by using the pinch to zoom finger gesture to make the page larger and smaller 

Change the font size 

You can find out how to change your font size settings in: 

You can also change the font sizes on your smartphone or tablet: 

Use a screen magnifier 

Your device may have a built-in magnifier to make part of your screen easier to see. You can check the accessibility settings in your device for all the available options. 

You can find out how make your screen easier to see by: 

Change the colour contrast 

You can make information easier to see by changing the amount of colour contrast on the screen. 

Find out how to change the colour contrast settings on: