Courses for JAWS, NVDA, and ChromeVox
Wayfinder is the most effective and cost-efficient way to teach screen readers. It combines proven instructional methods with a modern, accessible learning platform built for blind and low vision students.
Course Catalog
- Screen Reader Basics
- Working with Text
- Basic Internet Navigation
- Diving Into Braille Displays
Pricing and Access
Every Wayfinder student license includes one complimentary Wayfinder instructor license. Additional instructor licenses are available for purchase.
Braille Transcriber is included at no additional cost with any Wayfinder or Instructor license, or available as a standalone license.
Features
The Easiest Screen Reader Experience
The Screen Reader Safety Net is a set of features that make a student's first experiences with a screen reader positive instead of frustrating. Just four keys (up, down, enter, escape) get you through the portal. Every page loads with focus on the title, and pressing Escape always returns to the title, so students never get lost. The screen reader announces the page being left and the page being entered on every move. And with Make Active Page, instructors can pull any student to a specific page in the curriculum, keeping everyone on the same page.
Listening Activities
Listening activities train one of the most essential screen reader skills: understanding speech output accurately and at increasing speeds. Students practice following along with the screen reader, picking out key information, and building the listening stamina that fluent screen reader use depends on. By treating listening as a skill to be developed rather than something students are simply expected to have, Wayfinder helps learners grow comfortable with synthesized speech and prepares them to work confidently at the pace real-world tasks demand.
Skills Tracking
Wayfinder allows teachers to track every student's progress, mapping mastery across each skill and competency area in the curriculum. Instructors can see at a glance where a student is excelling and where they need more practice, without guesswork or manual record-keeping. Because progress is measured by skill rather than just by lesson completion, instructors get an accurate picture of what a student can actually do, which makes it easier to plan the next lesson, document growth, and show measurable outcomes to administrators and families.
Key Command Library
The Key Command Library is a built-in reference of the keyboard commands students are learning, organized by screen reader so JAWS, NVDA, and ChromeVox commands are each easy to find. Rather than hunting through separate manuals, students and instructors can look up the right keystroke in one place, reinforcing commands as they are taught and giving learners a reliable reference they can return to as they build independence.
Practice Sites
Practice sites are curated websites built specifically for learning, designed to increase in complexity as a student's skills grow. Rather than dropping a new user onto the open web, Wayfinder lets students apply each navigation skill in a controlled environment that scaffolds difficulty step by step. The practice sites also weave in Expanded Core Curriculum concepts, so screen reader lessons carry real meaning and students stay engaged and invested in what they are learning.
Admin Portal and Flexible Licensing
A powerful admin portal gives administrators complete organizational oversight: add and reassign student and instructor licenses at any time, track organization-wide progress.
