Finder Font... Can it be changed?

I have a user with a reading disability. He can read some fonts better than others.
With OS9 and before the Finder font could be changed as well as the size.
Every since OSX we have not been able to change the font in the finder. Some applications change their default font i.e. Mail.
Why/How did we loose this function with the OSX?
Has anyone been able to find out how to do this?
Thanks

Are they lighter in color than in this screenshot?
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