The vision research staff at Lighthouse International has developed an innovative way for visually impaired internet users to browse the web. LowBrowseTM, an add-on to Mozilla's Firefox browser, enables people with moderate or severe low vision to view web pages as the original web author intended, as well as read the text on those pages in a format that is tailored to their own visual needs.
Some of the features of this new extension include:
- a reading frame at the top of the browser in which users can customize font, text size, color contrast and letter spacing while preserving the original site layout below
- image enlargement
- speech capability
- and much more.
Requirements:
Before downloading LowBrowseTM, be sure that you are currently running Firefox 3 or higher. Don't have the Firefox web browser yet? Download Firefox here. It is also recommended that while using LowBrowseTM, you also increase the size of your cursor. If you do not know how to do so you can get technical assistance here.
Visit Lighthouse International's LowBrowseTM Technical Page to download a copy of LowBrowseTM, learn how to install and format the add-on to your own visual needs, and get the answers to any other questions you may have.
View our LowBrowse demonstration video, below (also available in mp3 format).
Read the latest news on LowBrowseTM:
The Wall Street Journal: "High Technology for Low Vision"
Network World: "FireFox add-on enhances Web for visually impaired"
Information Week: "Software Tool Helps Visually Impaired See Web Pages"
Give Us Your Feedback
Lighthouse International is always looking for user feedback. If you've found a bug in the add-on, or would just like to make a suggestion, fill out the form below to tell us what you think about this new add-on!