Assistive Technology: Text-to-Speech Software

Author: Brett McCardel, MS, CCC-SLP

Text-to-Speech is a type of assistive technology that reads digital text aloud. While there are quite a few Text-to-Speech (TTS) softwares and apps to choose from, several popular ones include the following:โฃ
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๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: upload documents or copy and paste text into this program in order to have text read aloud. Also comes as a Google Chrome and Firefox extension called Read Aloud for reading of text online!โฃ
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๐—ง๐—ง๐—ฆ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: a TTS program that also has the ability to export speech to audio files. Comes with a wide variety of multilingual, natural voices
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๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป: can be controlled through a toolbar on the computer screen that allows for speech to be slowed down, repeated, and savedโฃ
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๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฑ: TTS specifically for internet pages that will condense webpages to essential text, helping the reader to more easily focus and follow along with the spoken textโฃ
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Using TTS, people with alexia can more fully engage with all the features available on a computer. Whether it be reading emails or scrolling through their Facebook Feed, TTS can be an invaluable tool in helping your client reach their goals!โฃ
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