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Spoken and other sound output

Modern technology uses speech and other sounds to convey a great deal of information. These accommodations make that information available to those who cannot hear.
A blue sound wave graphic with the words "Speech FX, Freedom of Speech" printed over it in black and blue font.

Text-to-speech (TTS) synthesizer with natural-sounding voices.

Long, narrow rectangular blue and white logo with an outline of a person's head and shoulder enclosed in a circle and the word Personal on the right.

A collection of natural-sounding text-to-speech voices designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision that works with emails, documents, or any speech-enabled application.

Two children touching a tablet that has a white-on-black outlined picture of a head and brain. Below is a color rendition of the same pic.

A Braille tablet / mobile device that creates a full page of tactile text and graphics in real-time. It offers touch navigation, text-to-speech output, and Perkins-style keyboard application for users with low or no vision. Disruptive actuating technology is at the core and is still in a prototype stage.

Screenshot of main menu, with four, long, horizontally stacked bars representing function options.

A free and open source Android application that turns a phone or tablet into an inexpensive augmentative and alternative communication device.

A white computer monitor displaying a web article with various portions of the text highlighted.

Voice output, web browser, and text editor programs intended to help individuals with learning disabilities to read, write, study, and comprehend text more effectively.

Screenshot of a text editing screen, with a form filled in on the left and a text page on the right.

An audio file creation program that can be used by individuals who are blind or have low vision. It enables users to create audio files for e-Books, electronic textbooks, study notes or classroom handouts and play them on your smartphone, tablet or computer. 

A black cellphone which displays the numeric dial pad on the touch screen and number 9 is highlighted in green.

A cellular phone configured for use by people who are blind or have low vision.

Screenshot of PDF file, with a graph and other images.

Voice output program for PDF documents, designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision or learning disabilities. This program can open files in any PDF version and read them aloud without going through a conversion or import process.

A black and silver machine resembling a scanner, with a long and narrow LCD display panel and several black menu buttons on the top.

Voice-output reading machine designed for use by individuals who are blind or have low vision. This device integrates a scanner, optical character recognition (OCR), voice synthesis, a Daisy player, and a CD-ROM drive in a single unit.

Computer monitor displaying screenshot of Vindicator software with two small speakers in front as well as a small black rectangular device.

A line of electronic products that is primarily used to make electronic equipment accessible to disabled employees.