4 Open Source Applications for the Visually Impaired

"When you're visually impaired, getting around the Internet isn't always easy. Fortunately, the open source community takes accessibility very seriously. If you or someone you know needs assistive computer software, here are four open source applications you'll want to check out.

"Qwitter - Orignally designed as a Twitter client for the visually impaired, Qwitter has become a more fully-formed application that works across the internet with most screen readers, including the open source project NVDA for Windows. Use it to search Bing, interact with Captcha-completer service Solona, manipulate your Google Voice account, and more."

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