The Vinnytsia City Council web portal version is adapted for users with visual impairments. Using software, non-visual desktop access programs that work by providing audio feedback to the user about objects on the desktop and in windows, actions, and processes, the user can use the website without obstacles.

With the help of special programs for the blind, the user can control what they read by moving the cursor to the relevant area of the text using the mouse or keyboard arrows. Some programs can also convert text to Braille if the computer user has a Braille display.

Recommended software:

  • NVDA — free software for reading from the computer screen, with the ability to choose voices and convert text to Braille.

  • JAWS — paid software for reading from the computer screen, with the ability to choose voices, and support for two monitors.

  • Orca — free software for reading text from the computer screen, providing desktop access for visually impaired users, offering speech output and displaying information on a tactile display (Braille line), as well as screen magnification for people with visual impairments. The Orca program is fully adapted to GNOME and KDE.