Dolphin Guide
Dolphin Guide: Simple talking computers for people with sight loss
Never used a computer and losing your sight? Get started with Dolphin Guide & soon you'll be:
- Emailing friends and family
- Reading your own post
- Surfing the web
- Playing computer games and more
Computers don't have to be complicated! Dolphin Guide is simple talking computing for people that are blind or partially sighted and are new to computers. Popular with seniors, Guide is easy to learn and includes everything you'll need to get started. Never get lost or confused! Guide keeps it simple, with step by step choices that guide you through to guaranteed computer success.
Key Benefits:
1. Simple, easy computing
Dolphin Guide has been designed from the ground up to ensure that users achieve the desired results quickly with the minimum of know-how, meaning that computing is simple, easy and fuss free.
2. Guidance every step of the way
Dolphin Guide reads everything out aloud, so you can never get lost or confused, which means that you can gain confidence every step of the way. Guide provides a simple, easy computing experience, either using simple keyboard and mouse operations or voice activation. Guide can also magnify the information on every screen, as well as giving help with any function at the press of a button.
3. Full suite of functions
Whether using Guide to communicate, entertain or for organising, you can be assured of a simple, easy computing experience designed for peace of mind every step of the way.
4. Support
A comprehensive range of support options are available, to ensure that users can choose the level of support that is required, for the way they do their computing, meaning that peace of mind is assured every step of the way.
Key Features:
1. Fully Accessible:
- Human sounding voices read everything aloud
- Magnify the computer screen
- Pick high contrast colours to suit you
2. Communicating:
- Send and receive emails
- Surf the Internet
- Scan and read books & correspondance
- Write letters and documents
- Use Skype to make free Telephone Calls over the Internet
- Use Instant Messaging
3. Entertainment:
- Play Games
- Typing Tutor
- Listen to Internet Radio Stations and Podcasts
- Play DVDs, CDs and MP3s
- News Reader
- Download, unzip & read NLS books(US English only)
4. Organising:
- Organise your calendar & set appointment reminders
- Organise Contacts in your Address Book
- Spell-Checker, Dictionary and Thesaurus
- Magnify Handwriting, Diagrams or Pictures
- Print, resize & crop photos
- Calculator
- My Finances
- Memo Recorder