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How People with Disabilities Use Digital Technology.

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Stefan.

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Student with attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder and dyslexia.

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Hi, I'm Stefan.

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I have dyslexia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,

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ADHD.

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I have difficulty recognizing
or sounding out written words,

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even though I use those same words
in conversation all the time.

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It affects my spelling
and my reading comprehension.

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It often takes me a long time to figure
out the individual words I'm reading,

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and then it's hard for me to remember 

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how the words in a sentence
fit together in a meaningful way.

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Digital books and documents
are often much better for me.

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On the computer, on a tablet,
or - my favorite - on my new e-reader.

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I can change the font type,
text size and line spacing,

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which makes it easier for me to read.

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I also use the read aloud function
because I read better

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when I can see
and hear the text at the same time.

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It also
highlights the words being read aloud

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and has a reading ruler,
so that I can follow along more easily.

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Sometimes, though, digital books and
documents don't work well.

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Sometimes they are just scanned images.

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These also can't be read aloud
and I can't change the text size and font.

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Some don't have bookmarks, which I use
to jump to the parts I want to focus on.

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Or, there are long chunks of text
without any headings,

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so I have difficulty
focusing on the content.

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It's so much easier
when text has more spacing

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and graphics
to make them easier to follow.

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Another problem is when I have to do
online research,

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I type in words, but sometimes
I do it wrong or use a different word

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that sounds the same, like “brake”
when I mean “break”.

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Sometimes I land on websites
with all these ads and things

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popping up and moving around the screen.

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With ADHD, I get distracted
by these ads and videos,

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and sometimes I click on them
and I forget what I was meant to be doing.

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I use several pop-up blockers,
but they don't always work.

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When I find an article I want to read,

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I try to remember to switch
to reading mode in my browser.

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This usually removes all the stuff around
the page and lets me focus on the text.

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But some websites don't work
well and the ads still appear,

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or the text is too difficult
for me to read.

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I love it when websites work well
with my settings and extensions.

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Like, the extension
for spelling and grammar,

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which helps me when I'm typing
things like emails.

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That's very important for me.

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You can help make
technology accessible to me.

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Accessibility: It’s about people.

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For more information from the Web Accessibility Initiative

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on how people with Disabilities use Digital Technology

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visit w3.org/WAI/people