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What do you think?

Since I began this blog several months ago, I have gotten very little feedback from you, the visitors. If you have the time and the inclination, leave me a comment. Do you have any ideas to add? Suggestions? Thanks in advance.

How easy is this blog to read?

I will start off with a critique of my own site. This site is not so bad as sites go. I have chosen to work within the limits of the Blogger.com software and these imply strong resctrictions on my control of the look and feel of this blog. Blogger.com requires that its 'bloggers' (like me!) use one of its templates. These templates preset the fonts and colors used in the blog as well as how the blog is arrainged. Blogger.com only offers a dozen or so templates, none of which are designed to make reading them easier, though all are quite professionally done. I chose the template with a darker background and good contrast between the font color and the background color. Hopefully this is a good start to making this a 'large print' blog! Over the ensuing posts, I will show you easy ways to make this site even easier to read, including ways to give you control over the way web sites are displayed on your computer.

Inaugural Message

Welcome to Large Print Ideas. This blog will become the home for all the ideas and solutions that I have found to make computer use a little easier on my eyes. This is not a site for web developers, but a site for regular computer users. I have been visually impaired all my life and have recently become legally blind. Since I am not totally blind and my vision is only 20/200, I rely on simple solutions to my vision problems. I have found dozens of little tweaks and small changes that have allowed me to keep using my computer without screen readers or other more cumbersome fixes. So this blog should serve not only as a resource for the visually impaired, but also for anyone who finds himself or herself squinting at the monitor or searching for those misplaced reading glasses. Feel free to add your own comments or contact me with your suggestions or ideas at large.print@gmail.com.