Profiles of Accessibility in Action

Sales manager and busy mom utilizes magnification and screen reader
Both a suburban mom and manager at an information technology corporation, Allison Brown leads an exciting and active life. Her tools include screen and portable magnification, and a screen reader.

Active retiree makes her computer easier to see and use
Recently retired, Anne Wallace is a bundle of energy. She keeps fit and enjoys learning new things—she recently learned how to make her computer easier to see and the mouse more comfortable to use.

Banker enjoys urban exploration with a Pocket PC and screen reader Michael Alexander knows good technology—it's his job. But, his experience and expertise didn't all come from the job—Michael relies of several assistive technologies including a Pocket PC and screen reader to work, and find great restaurants.

Medical researcher, card shark, and speech recognition fan
With limited use of his hands and a sip and puff device to enter data, medical researcher Garrett Young is fast and effective and leads a productive and fulfilling life. He's careful to save plenty of time for a favorite passtime too (throttling his friends at cards).

Student, and future fashion designer, uses learning software to help with dyslexia
Bright, outgoing, and talented, Vanessa Garcia uses a computer equipped with learning software (such as a talking dictionary, phonetic spell-checking and word-prediction) to excel in her studies and interests—despite the challenges of dyslexia.