There are a number of additional resources that support reading. These can be divided into tools that change the way text is presented on screen, amending the font, colors, style etc and tools that are designed to be applied to the text as additional tools. to amend the style of text include RapidSet (from fxc Software) Allows quick and easy changing of the background and font colours Washer(from fxc software) renders everything underneath its window in a grey scale format, thus addressing a high proportion of colour blindness issues. ssOverlay (tints the screen a single colour which can help people with reading problems) Solutions that add extra tools to the computer to support reading include (a reading ruler utility which isolates individual lines of text when reading) Speak and See Suite includes Reading and Writing Support Toolbar, Screen Magnifier, Reading – Toolbar and voice recognition ReadPlease2007 (Free text to speech in English only) Natural Reader (free text to speech in English only) BookReader (simple software to scroll, read and highlight text as reading) Commercial Solutions to make reading easier There are a number of commercial solutions that enhance the computer with specialised features. These include both hardware and software tools. Hardware BookCourier - A portable format reader for Daisy and mp3 files (Daisy is a file format to create talking books and documents) Kurzweil Screen Reader– Combines scanning, Optical Character Recognition and speech output to read materials to people who are print impaired Ebook readers Devices such as the Amazon Kindle have a range of features to help people who – find traditional text inaccessible. Software TextHelp Read and Gold - Software for people with reading and writing difficulties, including talking spell checkers, word predictors and screen readers ClaroRead A suite of software that is valuable for people with Dyslexia – Dragon Naturally Speaking Voice recognition software for dictation and computer control. –
There are a number of additional resources that support reading. These can be divided into tools that change the way text is presented on screen, amending the font, colors, style etc and tools that are designed to be applied to the text as additional tools. to amend the style of text include RapidSet (from fxc Software) Allows quick and easy changing of the background and font colours Washer(from fxc software) renders everything underneath its window in a grey scale format, thus addressing a high proportion of colour blindness issues. ssOverlay (tints the screen a single colour which can help people with reading problems) Solutions that add extra tools to the computer to support reading include (a reading ruler utility which isolates individual lines of text when reading) Speak and See Suite – includes Reading and Writing Support Toolbar, Screen Magnifier, Reading Toolbar and voice recognition ReadPlease2007 (Free text to speech in English only) Natural Reader (free text to speech in English only) BookReader (simple software to scroll, read and highlight text as reading) Commercial Solutions to make reading easier There are a number of commercial solutions that enhance the computer with specialised features. These include both hardware and software tools. Hardware BookCourier - A portable format reader for Daisy and mp3 files (Daisy is a file format to create talking books and documents) Kurzweil Screen Reader– Combines scanning, Optical Character Recognition and speech output to read materials to people who are print impaired Ebook readers – Devices such as the Amazon Kindle have a range of features to help people who find traditional text inaccessible. Software TextHelp Read and Gold - Software for people with reading and writing difficulties, including talking spell checkers, word predictors and screen readers ClaroRead – A suite of software that is valuable for people with Dyslexia Dragon Naturally Speaking – Voice recognition software for dictation and computer control.
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