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Using Symbols to Access the Web
From the AT TechNET @ VCU: Assistive Technology Blog, a link to Communicate: Webwide, the first symbol-supported web browser. Everything happens in the browser where you can view pages in normal view, with plain text or using symbols. Their icon library contains over 29,000 words. It also reads any text that you highlight.
Is this type […]
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Read Speaker
A server-based product that reads the text on a website and requires no plugin. It also reads Word, RTF and PDF documents. You can try the service out by clicking on the ‘SayIt’ botton on the ReadSpeaker site. From their website:
The Mission of ReadSpeaker is to make the “miracle of the Internet” accessible for dyslexics, […]
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Text to Speech Software and Voices
I’m trying understand a little more about Text to Speech technologies, and and came across a couple of helpful links: a Speech synthesis page from Wikipedia and a Text-to-Speech page at SNOW. It appears there are a number of different text to speech software packages available.
The issue seems to be further complicated in that at […]
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Speakwire - Online RSS Reader
Done by the same folks who are behind Speegle, the talking search engine, Speakwire is a free online tool that reads aloud a rss feed. From their press release:
Most people associate computer speech with visually impaired users. I think that is missing the point and we set out to demonstrate just how universal speech is. […]
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Speegle Speaks
speegle.co.uk is a google like search engine that reads the results to you out loud. Not all that usefull, but a pretty good demo of this company’s technology.
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