Dolphin ScreenReader is designed specifically for people who are blind or have severe vision impairments, primarily for use on Windows computers in education, work, and home settings.
Who is supported
• Blind users with who rely entirely on speech or Braille to access a computer.
• Users with low vision who cannot effectively use magnification and instead need full screen reading
• Braille users who prefer a refreshable Braille displays for literacy, spelling, and detailed document work.
• Keyboard-only users who navigate entirely via hotkeys, Dolphin Cursor, and item finders.
How they are supported by ScreenReader (key access methods)
• Speech output: natural-sounding voices, character/word echo, configurable verbosity schemes, and detailed reading of documents, emails, web pages, and app controls.
• Braille output: support for 60+ Braille displays, accurate spelling and punctuation, customizable Braille settings, and the option to mix speech and Braille or use Braille-only.
• Screen exploration: Dolphin Cursor and Item Finder to move around applications and web pages with the keyboard, discover screen items, and understand layout without vision.
• Application access: optimized access to Windows, Microsoft 365/Office, major web browsers, Adobe Reader, Teams, and hundreds of other mainstream applications.
• Document and print access: scan-and-read (OCR) for paper documents and inaccessible PDFs, plus an Accessible Reader mode for reading books and long texts.
• Personalization: per-app settings for speech vs Braille, speech rate, verbosity, punctuation, allowing tailored profiles for different tasks.
• Training and support: tutorials and expert technical support aimed at users and the professionals who support them.
Where it is used (environments)
• K–12 and higher education: computers accessing curriculum, exams, online learning platforms, and digital books with speech/Braille.
• Workplaces and vocational training: office desktops and laptops for email, documents, calendar, web apps, collaboration tools (e.g., Teams), and line-of-business software.
• AT assessment and rehab settings: used by vision rehab specialists and AT evaluators as an option for blind clients, including in clinics, agencies, and training centers.
• Public sector and organizational deployments: centrally managed installs in schools, employers, and other organizations, with license and management options for fleets of machines.
• Home and personal use: individual Windows PCs and laptops for web browsing, email, reading books, managing finances, social networking, and general personal computing.
If you’d like, I can reformat this specifically as an AT justification grid (disability → need → ScreenReader feature → environment) for your assessor write-ups or proposals.