Autistic students with low vision often have difficulty reading text efficiently on a standard computer monitor. Having to lean forward and view the computer at approximately three inches is both uncomfortable and inefficient. There are several technologies that may assist these individuals. The first option to consider is a larger monitor.
Larger monitors provide a larger image to view, but for many individuals with low vision, the larger image only allows them to increase their viewing distance by an inch or two.
Extremely large monitors, 25 inches and larger, display a larger image, but their size also increases the distance between the image and the user's eye thus negating the benefit of the larger image. The other disadvantages of extremely large monitors are that they are heavy, expensive, and it's often hard to find space for them on a crowded desktop.
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
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