Customizing for Low Vision

WiggleWorks provides several option settings for students with low vision. The text in WiggleWorks books, as well as the mouse cursor, can be magnified. The Talking Buttons feature enables students to place the cursor over an icon and hear the button's name read aloud. The Type and Speak feature enables students to hear the name of each letter as it is typed. These features can be turned on in various combinations to increase access for students with low vision. Optimum color combinations can also be selected to maximize letter visibility for students with certain types of color perception difficulties, or with computer monitors that display color poorly.

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Low vision enhancements are available from the Settings menu. A check mark by the item means the feature is active. Click once on the item to toggle the check mark on, and again to toggle it off.

• To enlarge the mouse cursor, choose Bigger Cursors.
• To enlarge text in books, choose Large Text.
• To have WiggleWorks say the names of buttons as the mouse is held over them, choose Talking Buttons.
• To have WiggleWorks say the names of letters as the student types, choose Type and Talk.

To select text, background, and highlight color, choose Custom Colors from the Settings menu. There are three types of color customization: "Text," "Background," and "Highlight." Under each category, click the color you would like from the swatches below. The sample will change to show your current selection. Click the OK button to confirm the new color choices.

QuickTime Example

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This QuickTime movie clip shows the Custom Colors dialog box. In the example, colors are selected in each category: Text, Background, and Highlight.

• View the movie clip (111 k).
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