Apple has added a utility in its Mac OS X operating system that enables you to still be able to effectively use a MacBook if you have difficulty seeing words on a screen or are otherwise sight impaired. The utility is called VoiceOver and it reads aloud text that's on the screen. The utility works with a number of applications on Mac OS X and is accessible through the Edit menu on an application. Enable VoiceOver on your MacBook via the Universal Access utility.
Click the Apple logo on the menu bar of your MacBook's desktop.
Click "System Preferences" from the drop-down menu to open the System Preferences window.
Click "Universal Access" in the System section of the window, and then click the "Seeing" tab.
Click the "On" check box under VoiceOver.
Click the "Open VoiceOver Utility" button. The VoiceOver Utility window opens.
Click an option on the left side of the window to customize the utility. For example, click "Speech" to select the default voice from the list of available voices to read aloud the text on the screen. Close the window.
Launch an application on your Mac that supports the Voice Over utility, such as iTunes, and then click "Edit" from the menu bar.
Click "Speech" from the drop-down list, and then click "Start Speaking." The VoiceOver utility activates immediately and reads the text on the screen.
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