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Reading Assistance

Various approaches to converting printed text to an understandable form.
A large text box with menu buttons on the first left column under a drawn female's head. There are buttons labeled "read a text" and "Stop speaking", an eraser button, A large font next to a small font, a camera button, a save to disk, and a green copy speak button.

A voice playback software that will read aloud immediately text that is entered or copied using SAPI 5 speech synthesis.

FREEDOM SCIENTIFIC - OMNIREADER

A portable scanning and reading device that reads printed text by pressing a single button. Users can follow the magnified text in high-contrast colors on the built-in screen, or simply listen as the omniReader reads text out loud.

The icon for CD-ORD is shown as a book that has its front and back covers held open and the pages are fanning out below them.

Reading and writing tools to help insecure readers and dyslexics on PC and Mac. When CD-ORD is installed on a computer texts can be read everywhere - whether on the web, in digital learning tools, games, in PDF, Office programs. A "Special Needs User Profile" is available with help and support.

One hand of an individual holding the Maggie magnifier over a portion of a book which is held in the other hand of the individual, The Maggie has a white screen showing magnified wording from the book.

Portable electronic magnifier for individuals with low vision or macular degeneration.

Video display showing a cut orange attached to a stand with a flat surface below.

A portable video magnifier for people with vision impairments that features a 12-inch full-HD display and magnification up to 19x.

Large square cartoon drawing of two smiling animal faces with an open book in the background.

A reading tutorial, story reading and story writing app designed for use by children with cognitive, communication, language or learning disabilities or autism.

Screenshot of file manager showing a split-screen with documents on both sides and annotation marks on each.

A PDF reader app that can help individuals with communication problems by organizing PDFs of very large size, TXT documents with high-resolution graphics and pictures, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML files, and Safari web archives.

Screenshot of a colorful iPad app displaying the letters "A," "B," "C," and "D." To the left, a cartoon illustration of a boy character points to the letters.

A pre-reading tutorial iOS app designed for use by parents or teachers working with children with developmental disabilities or autism. This app allows a parent or teacher to teach a child to recognize uppercase letters.

Screenshot of word lookup function showing a window for a word at the top and various use options below.

A comprehensive French language dictionary that read text aloud without leaving the current application. It allows the reader to look up a word without knowing exactly how it is spelled.

A dark blue background with a white and red envelope graphic.

Voice-output app that allows users to listen to emails read out loud. The app is gesture-based and was designed to help users quickly sort through unread mail in their inboxes.