Showing posts with label Mild visual impairments. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mild visual impairments. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Making Websites Talk


Firstly, let me give you this link http://www.browsealoud.com/page.asp?pg_id=80002
I was browsing the National Autistic UK website yesterday http://www.nas.org.uk/browsealoud, which is now speech-enabled, meaning it can be read aloud to you using the program Browsealoud (download for free).
DATA: Browsealoud makes using the Internet easier for people who have:
. Low literacy and reading skills
. English as a second language
. Dyslexia
. Mild visual impairments
Unfortunately not all websites are speech-enabled, however I was able to try the program on the http://www.bbc.co.uk/, it is great fun, you can change the voice and the speed. Blogger.com is speech-enabled.