VoiceOver is the screen reader included with Mac OS X. To learn how to use VoiceOver to control your computer, you can view a VoiceOver Quick Start tutorial.
The VoiceOver verbosity settings determine how much detail VoiceOver will read back. These settings are accessed through the VoiceOver Utility found in the Seeing pane of the Universal Access preferences.
The Dock provides shortcuts to frequently accessed programs and folders. This tutorial explains how to interact with the Dock while VoiceOver is turned on.
VoiceOver is the screen reader built into Mac OS X. Using the preferences in the VoiceOver Utility, VoiceOver can be customized to meet each student’s specific needs.
VoiceOver may have problems pronouncing certain words, such as acronyms and abbreviations, correctly. To make sure VoiceOver pronounces these items correctly you can adjust the pronunciation settings in the VoiceOver Utility.
VoiceOver, the screen reader built into Mac OS X, can be used to listen to web pages accessed with the Safari web browser.
VoiceOver includes a Help Menu for sighted users who are learning how to use the application. The VoiceOver Help Menu lists the keyboard shortcuts associated with each VoiceOver command.
You can set up your computer to use spoken alerts when a popup window opens or when an application requires your attention. These two settings are helpful if you have limited peripheral vision that could cause you to miss alerts that open outside of your range of vision.
