Magnification of printed and computer pages has made most printed information accessible for people loosing their vision with enough vision to see the enlarged information. Magnification technology can be as simple as a magnifying glass or as complicated as a computer application that not only enlarges the computer screen, but also provides an audio reading of the text.

Magnification technology is easy for a person to learn and is readily available at stores, libraries, and on computers. Almost any information can be magnified. Magnification allows a person to continue to read using their eyes. They do not have to learn new technologies or re-learn how to read in another way.

The drawbacks to magnification technology is that most people complain of trouble understanding the enlarged information, slow reading speeds, and being confused linking complex ideas that are visually disjointed because of being enlarged. The magnification process seems to limit a person’s learning potential.

Magnification of printed material can be accomplished in three ways:

• A video magnifier, or closed-circuit television (CCTV) system uses a stand-mounted or handheld video camera to project a magnified image onto a video monitor, a television (TV) screen, or a computer monitor.
• Screen magnification software programs are loaded into the computer's memory, and remain active so as to magnify the text and graphics that appear in programs and anything that appears on the computer screen.
• Enlarged print outs of text that has been inputted into a computer word processor so that the reader can read a magnified version of the text.

Following are examples of a magnified computer screen: