Computer access software for use in providing access to the Internet by blind and low vision users; reading machines for the blind and visually impaired, namely, a device that includes a microprocessor which is programmed to convert stored digital information into audible synthesized speech; computer software for use in outputting the contents of the user's computer screen to an audio sound reproducer in the form of audible synthesized speech; reading machines for the blind and visually impaired, namely, a device that converts electronic books and digital text stored on CDs into synthesized speech; program controlled microprocessors for scanning written text and converting the scanned text into synthesized speech; magnification computer hardware and software for use in magnifying the size of text and images displayed on a computer monitor, for use by the visually impaired; computer software for use in altering the way the information on a computer screen is presented, for helping students with learning disabilities or remedial needs in reading, writing, studying, and comprehension; computer software and related hardware for the speech impaired, namely, computer hardware and software for converting icons from a touch screen, text from a keyboard, and text from a digital memory into synthesized speech; personal digital assistants and portable computers for the visually impaired, namely, personal digital assistants and portable computers having a Braille keyboard, and personal digital assistants and portable computers having a conventional keyboard input which produces output in the form of synthetic speech, Braille cell display, or computer text; Braille computer monitors; Braille computer printers and embossers; and Braille keyboards