Reading Applications

Reads both accessible and inaccessible text aloud from websites, images, photographs, PDFs, web-based tests, and other media. 

MagniLink Read (MLREAD) is a program used in conjunction with a flatbed scanner or a camera scanner to scan an image and convert it into speech using an OCR unit. The text is then converted to speech using a text-to-speech engine.

Allows users to play DAISY file books on compatible mobile phones.

The Portset Digital Media Centre provides the Freeview digital television and radio channels in an accessible solution. Designed for the visually impaired it provides voiced guidance and feedback with high-quality speech.

A book reader and recorder that allows users to playback digital talking books or textbooks, and can also be used to record lectures at school.

A text aloud device that also makes printed or electronic text accessible to people with blindness and visual impairments.

A screen reader for software programs developed for computer users whose vision loss prevents them from seeing screen content or navigating with a mouse.

A compact and lightweight portable DAISY player. This multi-function DAISY reader is compatible with a wide range of audio formats including DAISY and MP3. It has a built-in text to speech engine which enables a wide range of electronic documents to be easily accessible.

Compact Daisy player with text to speech. It is able to read text files and the names of folders or files. It is compatible with a wide range of music formats.