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Re: SPSS for disabilities?

Posted by Barnett, Adrian (HEALTH) on Aug 28, 2006; 3:31am
URL: http://spssx-discussion.165.s1.nabble.com/significantly-not-significant-tp1070571p1070582.html

Hi Jeff,
If you are using Windows XP, look under
Programs>Accessories>Accessibility and run the Accessibility Wizard .
It allows you to increase text sizes etc. I think there is a Magnifier
tool in there somewhere too which will magnify a region around the
cursor.

There maybe some other stuff you can find if you search through Help.

I haven't used these things myself, so I'm afraid I can't comment on how
well they work etc.

HTH

Regards


Adrian

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-----Original Message-----
From: SPSSX(r) Discussion [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
Jeff
Sent: Monday, 28 August 2006 12:39
To: [hidden email]
Subject: SPSS for disabilities?

I've just learned that I will have a visually impaired student in one of
my classes for which I require some work with SPSS. I'm not sure how bad
the student's eyesight is, but from what I gather, it is bad enough so
that she will require a notetaker and verbal recordings/translations of
reading material - although she can see to some degree and appears to be
quite capable on a computer (presumably enlarged in some way). Because
this is a basic/intro class, the spss work is not intensive - crosstabs
and frequencies mostly.

Is there anything special that anyone can offer as to how this student
might be better able to use the software? I took a quick look and have
found no way to enlarge the data editor window and menu items (we really
won't be using syntax files) and I really didn't see much.

Thanks in advance

Jeff