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Rhun If you reduce the screen reader window in textHELP Read and Write down to a small size, and put it in the middle of the screen, you can get it to show a word or so at a time, which doesn't need any tracking at all. But you do still need to be able to hold focus. It has been suggested that you can actually absorb text and meaning faster in this way. You can also, of course, have speech feedback at the same time, which might also help. You can do the same trick with Kurzweil 3000. If the screen solutions like textHELP Read and Write aren't suitable, for paper you can get magnifying tracker lenses: See http://www.marcus.freeserve.co.uk and http://www.coil.co.uk or specifically http://www.dyslexia.fsworld.co.uk/page2.htm. Other home made solutions are card with a cut out window, transparent overlays with a cut out window (or two transparent overlays together, 1 with a cut out, if he finds colour useful), or indeed a ruler. I presume that he has had a Meares/Irlen assessment? Regards Ian Litterick www.iansyst.co.uk www.dyslexic.com (Texthelp & Kurzweil vendor, to declare the obvious interest) > -----Original Message----- > From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support > staff. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sutton N L (LRC) > Sent: 21 July 2004 13:57 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [DIS-FORUM] Text tracking? > > > Programs like texthelp read and write, highlight the text as > it is read > out by the screen reader (so the student hears the word as well as > reading it), you can turn the sound off if needed, and the > speed can be > altered as well. The highlighting can be altered to > preference as well. > > Nicola Sutton > Disability Technology Officer > University of Glamorgan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of enable > Sent: 21 July 2004 13:44 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Text tracking? > > Rhun - > The sliding ruler sounds good - if there is not a suitable one > commercially available, http://www.remap.org.uk may be able to help. > > Adam > ------ > Adam Taussik > Disabilities Officer > University of Southampton > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rhun ap Harri [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wed 21/07/2004 13:35 > To: [log in to unmask] > Cc: > Subject: Text tracking? > > > > Dear Disforum > > A Student cannot track text (web or document based) > on a screen > - has to > print out everything, then follow with a pen or something. > -- > Any ideas anyone? > -- > Have thought of - highlighting text line by line in web or > document using > preferred colours - select text and underline or make bold or > use > different colour in documents. > Some kind or ruler that will fit on a flat screen and slide up > and down? > Clear stiff film with a line on it? > -- > > Any ideas welcomed > > > Rhun > > >~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~< > Rhun ap Harri > Swyddog Anabledd /Disability Officer > Prifysgol Cymru Aberystwyth University of Wales > Adeilad Cledwyn Building G7 Penglais Campus > SY23 3DD 01970 628537 mobile: 07971 818 993 > >~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~<>~< > > ---------------------------Disclaimer--------------------------- Unless obviously public, this email is confidential to the intended recipient(s). If you received it in error please tell the sender and then delete it. We check emails from dyslexic.com and iansyst.co.uk, but you should virus check incoming emails. Emails do not always represent our official policy or a contract. Errors and omissions are excepted. iANSYST Ltd, Fen House, Fen Road, CAMBRIDGE, CB4 1UN. T +44(0)1223 420101; Fax +44(0) 1223 42 66 44; [log in to unmask]