Second Sight

Second Sight is a web-based Bible study tool intended for Christian Scientists working through blindness and other visual challenges. It provides access to the Christian Science texts in a format specifically designed for screen readers and similar text-to-speech software. It can also accommodate people who require large text, variable fonts, and high or low-contrast color schemes. The books included are: the King James version of the Bible, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy, Prose Works and Other Writings by Mary Baker Eddy, the Manual of The Mother Church, and the Christian Science Hymnal (texts only).

Second Sight offers many features, including:

  • True text-only support for screen reading software.
  • Customizable colors schemes, font faces, sizes, and spacing for other assistive software.
  • Alternative placement options for page, line, and verse numbers.
  • Alternative placement options for Marginal headings in Science and Health.
  • Option to translate Roman numerals into their Arabic equivalents.
  • Complete tables of contents, with additional lists of items not found in the printed books
    (i.e., an alphabetical list of articles in Miscellaneous Writings, list of questions in Recapitulation, etc.)
  • A "place finder" to jump to a specific citation.
  • Full-text search engine.
  • User-definable bookmarks (the web site also keeps track of your current position in each book).

How to Start

Second Sight is designed for a specific audience and is not open to the general public. Being web-based, it requires a modern web browser, such as Internet Explorer, version 6 or above, or Mozilla Firefox 3 or above. You will also need to bring your own accessibility software, such as Freedom Scientific's JAWS screen reading software or Window-Eyes from GWMicro.

For more information, look at the More Information & Samples page. Or, if you would like to use Second Sight, please fill out my Contact Form. Include your full name, your affiliation with Christian Science, and the type and name of adaptive software you use.

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