Provide visual information through at least one mode in auditory form.
1. Just as persons with visual or cognitive disabilities
need to be able to operate the input, controls, and mechanical functions of a
product, they must also have access to the output functions.
2. The following are strategies for addressing this
provision:
a.
Provide speech output of all displayed
text and labels. For information which is presented in non-text form (e.g.,
a picture or graphic), provide a verbal
description unless the graphic is just decorative. When speech output
is provided, allow for the spoken message to be repeated
if the message is very long. Also,
if the information being provided is personal in nature, it is recommended that headphones
be provided in order to assure privacy. A message
for stepping through menus is also helpful.
b.
Providing Braille labels for controls
is an extremely effective mechanism for those individuals who read Braille.
c.
Large raised print can also be used
but is generally restricted to rather large objects due to the size of the
letters.