(The following material is taken from our page on helping the visually impaired student. See at: http://www.wku.edu/teaching/visimp.htm.)

Improving Classroom Computer Presentations (using the Windows platform)
(Note:  Certain options described below may vary due to different mouse drivers, graphics adapters, etc. To find your information, select: Start/Settings/Control Panel/System.)

• Change computer settings so that any sighted student can follow the mouse pointer better by:
• enlarging the mouse pointer
• turning on a pointer trail
• finding the mouse on the screen

• To enlarge the mouse pointer, select:
Start
Settings
Control Panel
Mouse
Pointer
Scheme
        Large
        Inverse (black)
        Inverse Large
• To display pointer trails, select:
Start
Settings
Control Panel
Mouse
Visibility/or Motion
Trails
• To "hone in" or find the mouse by pressing the CTRL (Control) key, select:
Start
Settings
Control Panel
Mouse
Visibility
Sonar
• Change the display settings for the computer screen by:
Adjusting the display font size
Changing display color
Increasing display contrast
• To change display font size, select:
Start
Settings
Control Panel
Display
Settings
Font Size
• To change display colors, select:
Start
Settings
Control Panel
Display
Settings
Color Palette
• To increase display contrast, select:
Start
Settings
Control Panel
Accessibility Option (You may need to install this option)
Display
High Contrast
• If the accessibility Options are not installed on your computer, contact your department (classroom computers) or call 7000 (your desktop).

For class demonstrations, experiment with these options for your satisfaction and those of your class.