Advice for web users who are blind or partially sighted

Change the look of webpages

The most commonly used browsers, such as Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator and Opera all let you adjust

The size and style of fonts used.
If you prefer to read text in larger print then adjust the font size used on web pages to suit you. Using the right font can make text easier to read.
The colours for text and for the page background.
Having a good contrast between the text and background colours help to make a web page easier to read. If the colours on a website aren't suitable, change them to a combination that is.

Some websites, such as ours include a style changer, making it easy to change some of the settings without having to adjust your browser. However we also include help on adjusting some of the more popular browsers. More advice can be found in the Help menu of your browser.

Adjusting web browsers

Screen magnifiers

If you have low vision and cannot read on a normal screen, screen magnifiers can magnify the contents of your computer screen. On the physical computer screen, you get a portion of the normal screen. You can view the whole screen by scrolling over the screen using the mouse or the keyboard. While moving the mouse the information on the screen changes.

Screen readers

Web users who have no useful sight may use a screen reader to read the contents of web pages either out loud or to a Braille display. As well as the text, the screen reader will also interpret the HTML used on the page, identifying elements such as links, headings and subheadings. This allows the user to understand the structure of the page and to navigate to other pages. There are also text only browsers, which strip out graphics and present the user with only the text from the web page.

If you want more advice try:

RNIB factsheet

Our guide to broadband