How do I minimize eyestrain or visual stress?

Sometimes you may want to control the way text is displayed in Brightspace.

To customize your Brightspace display. go to Account Settings to adjust the font size and choose if you need OpenDyslexic font.

Here are some browser plugins you may wish to try. Use any one of them to bring the contrast up to your personal preference.

Chrome

• • High Contrast – Allows setting of background and foreground colors. Includes increased contrast and inverted color options.

  • Whitebuster – Changes only the background color – used to reduce glare from whitespace.

  • BackgroundSkin – Changes page background color.

  • Change Page Colors – Changes background and text colors.

  • Invert Page Colours – Changes background between black and white.

Firefox

• • Dark Background and Light Text – Customizable light text on dark background.

  • Font & Size Changer – Changes font size and font family

  • Font Size Increase – Increases font size.

Layout, white space and clear navigation links can also help. Blinking, scrolling and other animations are often unhelpful and can cause distractions for some. For further suggestions, visitt Dyslexia and Visual Stress.