Benefits of broadband:
Blind and partially sighted

Many blind and partially sighted people have to rely on sighted people to help them manage parts of their day to day affairs. Using the Internet through broadband gives easy access to information in electronic formats. You can adjust font sizes and colours to make pages easier to read, or use screen reader software to read web pages to you. For example if you have a visual impairment you could use the Internet to look up information or do your grocery shopping on-line without relying on others.

Using email brings a new degree of independence to some people with sight problems for example you can use it to read your own letters and communicate with others more easily. You can also use the Internet to join chat rooms or use message boards to have on-line discussions with other blind and partially sighted people about issues that affect you.

Broadband also makes working from home easier as you can make phone calls, use email and access the web at similar speeds to an office. You can also send and receive large documents quickly and easily.