Readspeaker
ReadSpeaker makes it possible for our visitors to listen to the text on the website, easy and quick. It makes our website fully accessible for people who find reading difficult like dyslexics, people with impaired vision, children and people with English as a second language.
How does ReadSpeaker work?
As soon as the user activates ReadSpeaker by clicking the ReadMe button, which is on every webpage within our TNT website, the web page or a selected part of text can be heard.
Pressing the Readme-button activates the software on the ReadSpeaker server, which converts the text into spoken words and these words are transfered to the PC of the user in MP3 or wav format. The Flashplayer on the users computer is activated and starts reading the selected text.
What are the benefits for the user and website visitor?
- ReadSpeaker converts text in a fast and easy way into spoken words
- Maximum flexibility as the visitor can decide what content should be read by "highlighting" text
- Visitors can change the standard settings of the webpage to his/her specific preferences, such as size, graphic design, character type, character colour and background. These changes can be saved
- Visitors do not need own text-to-speech software to use ReadSpeaker
- Works on most client computers
- Works on most Internet browsers
Who will benefit from ReadSpeaker?
- Dyslexics, currently more than 6 million in the UK
- People with impaired or limited vision
- People with English as a second language
- Children
- E-learners
- People who rather listen than read
What is required to use ReadSpeaker?
- Adobe Flash Player. Download the Flash Player here (Windows) or here (Mac)
- Web browser, soundcard and speakers/headphones
Flash-pages and Acrobat-PDF documents are not supported by ReadSpeaker.