Screen Readers
Phone reads everything aloud.
VoiceOver (iPhone)
FREE built in. Settings → Accessibility → VoiceOver.
TalkBack (Android)
FREE built in. Settings → Accessibility → TalkBack.
Speak Selection (easier)
iOS: Highlight text → Speak. Use this without full screen reader.
JAWS (Windows)
$1,170. Most powerful. Available with grants for low-income seniors.
NVDA (Windows)
FREE. Open source. Strong free alternative to JAWS.
Learning curve
Takes 1-2 weeks to use comfortably. Worth the effort for low vision.
Quick Tip: Apple Free Aging in Place sessions teach VoiceOver to seniors. Free.