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The name Orca, which is another term for a killer whale, is a nod to the long-standing tradition of naming screen readers after aquatic creatures, including the Assistive Technology product on Windows called JAWS (which stands for Job Access With Speech), the early DOS screen reader called Flipper, [3] and the UK vision impairment company ...
Text to Speech [4] SpeakComputers.com Windows Freeware A free program that converts written text into spoken words or even written text into MP3 files. Seven programs: Text to speech: Reader, Web browser, Mini Clipboard reader, Image Presentation, Appointment Reminder, Speaking Clock, Parental Controls; Thunder ScreenReader Sensory Software Windows
A screen reader is a form of assistive technology (AT) [1] that renders text and image content as speech or braille output. Screen readers are essential to people who are blind, [2] and are useful to people who are visually impaired, [2] illiterate, or have a learning disability. [3]
Job Access With Speech (JAWS) is a computer screen reader program for Microsoft Windows that allows blind and visually impaired users to read the screen either with a text-to-speech output or by a refreshable Braille display. JAWS is produced by the Blind and Low Vision Group of Freedom Scientific.
In the wake of these trends, text-to-speech is finding its way into everyday consumer electronics. [5] In addition to text-to-speech solutions for computers, we now see talking watches and clocks, calendars, thermometers, kitchen aids, and many other products. Talking books and GPS navigation systems have become widely used as well. [6]
Roku has added a live, on-screen program guide to its free, ad-supported Roku Channel, enabling it to more closely emulate the experience of watching linear TV. In addition to the guide, Roku is ...
Software that converts text to voice is readily available and can be easily used to read out Wikipedia pages on-the-fly. See screen reader . The web-based Pediaphon service uses speech synthesis to generate MP3 audio files and podcasts of Wikipedia articles in different languages.
If you recently found yourself settling in to watch a show with your Roku device, only to get an unfamiliar — and unskippable — notification, ... Read moreWhy Roku is disabling TVs, and how to ...