Ask HN: Accessibility tools for knowledge workers with low vision
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Text readers. The popular is Jaws, which I believe and could be wrong, is Windows only and super expensive. The ones considered best are Apple VoiceOver (already installed with MacOS) and NVDA (free, open source).
The screen readers will take practice navigating around the OS and navigating around web sites. There are still many websites that are garbage at accessibility. Through practice you will also find yourself cranking up the speed from regular of around 150 words per minute to 600-700 words per minute.
On Android you can use TalkBadk which works pretty well. You can set up a shortcut to enable it quickly by pressing both volume buttons at the same time. TalkBack allows even fully blind people to use a normal smartphone.