Podcast: Play in new window | Download Panel: Brian Norton, Josh Anderson, Belva Smith, Tracy Castillo. ATFAQ140 – Q1. Battery Tester for blind or visually impaired, Q2. Apps that provide audio and visual feedback as someone types, Q3. Text-to-Speech on the iPad, Q4. Note-taking apps and tools, Q5. Emergency Preparedness – what items do you […]
Posts with the Text to speech tag
Monday Tech Tip: Zoomax Snow 7 HD Plus with OCR
Anna Leung, Assistive Technology Specialist, at Easterseals Crossroads shows us the Zoomax Snow 7 HD Plus that uses optical character recognition that provides a text-to-speech feature. Check it out here:
Exploring Intag: The World’s Only Global Speech Interface
For those with repetitive strain injuries, limited or no hand use, difficulty memorizing commands or little time to train on more difficult speech control software, the new Intag Speech Interface is priceless. By breaking down the barriers of accessibility online, this easy-to-use interface allows users to control more applications, programs and surf the internet like […]
Monday Tech Tip: Select to Speak (Android Accessibility Feature)
Anna Leung, Assistive Technology Specialist at Easterseals Crossroads shows us the Select to Speak, which is a text-to-speech feature for Android devices. This feature allows a user to use this talkback feature to read a selected portion of text. Check it out here: Click here for more information about Select to Speak.
Envision AI
The Envision AI app by Envision Technologies enables people with visual impairments to live more independently by making tasks like shopping, transportation, reading, recognizing friends or belongings more accessible. This feature rich app offers many tools including: Read Text Instantly – for short text like street signs and food lables Read Handwritten Text – still […]
5 Chrome Tools for People with Special Needs
I’ve gotten several requests for Google Chrome extensions for different special needs in recent months. I did a piece on 7 available extensions for learning disabilities back in November 2015. However, due to the demand, I thought I’d discuss a few more! While my original post was written primarily for students with learning disabilities, this post […]