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Text to Speech Reader, Literacy Software | Kurzweil Education Systems - 4 views

www.kurzweiledu.com/default.html

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shared by bzist3 on 29 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • bzist3 on 29 Jan 12
     
    I am very impressed with the text-to-speech software offered by this company. It offers support for English Language Learners as well as those with physical challenges and other disabilities that slow down their ability to learn to read and write.
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  • Tina Mercer on 29 Jan 12
     
    A text-to-speech program that has been downloaded onto all of the laptop computers in my classroom is Natural Readers. It has two versions - free and paid. The difference is minimal. The free version only has one voice. The paid version gives the user multiple voices to choose from. My students love this software program. Several have even down loaded onto their home computers. Here's the web address if anyone is interested: http://www.naturalreaders.com/index.htm
  • bzist3 on 29 Jan 12
     
    It's great to hear from someone who has had experience with it. I know this link isn't exactly what Carmin wanted for this assignment because it didn't specifically mention it would help with Web 2.0 tool barriers but I wanted to share it because it can help people read websites and so much more. Thanks, Tina.
  • carmin karasic on 05 Feb 12
     
    Kathleen, I had to spend a few minutes searching the site, but I found a page in the site that lists reading Web content as a Kurzweil feature. So it does meet the requirements. http://www.kurzweiledu.com/ki-3000-v12-windows-features.html I highlighted the related text in the page. If you turn on your diigolet -- you will see the highlighted text.
Holly Rocha

REQUIRED DISCUSSION: Increasing Awareness about Web Access Barriers - 60 views

I was particularly interested in the link posted by CaTia titled "Enabling an Accessible Web 2.0". I found this article to be extremely informative clearly depicting challenges those with disabilit...

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started by carmin karasic on 19 Jan 12 17 follow-ups, last by Holly Rocha on 01 Mar 12
bzist3

Web accessibility is for everyone - The Enabled Web - 0 views

www.theenabledweb.com/index.html

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shared by bzist3 on 29 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • bzist3 on 29 Jan 12
     
    This is a group that helps companies make their websites accessible for all. Their belief is caring for all people (disabled, aged, second language readers and others) and not just making a website "legally compliant." They can help add captions to videos, text to pictures, and help with many other barriers that a person might come across.
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