Screen Reading

This app allows users to input text by either typing it in or copy/paste and then have it read out loud. Only one voice can be used and the speed, pitch and volume can be customized to fit the user’s preference. The text-to-speech languages included are English, French, Spanish, Korean, Mandarin Chinese and Japanese.

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This app is a text-to-speech tool that reads texts aloud. The user can choose the voice that they prefer and the speed at which the text is read. There are four different voices available. The app can import Google Docs.

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SoundGecko allows the user to find and listen to articles on the go. When listening to the articles, users can choose the speed of which the text is read. The articles can be found anywhere on the Internet, sent to the user’s personal SoundGecko account, and saved as an MP3. The articles can then be listened to on any device. This app was designed for iPhone.

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Speak it! reads text aloud. It does not open documents of any kind, the user must type or copy/paste in the content to be read aloud. It has a built-in voice and more voices are available for purchase. In addition, there are many customizable options for the voice (i.e. volume and speed). It can save the entries in audio format and can enlarge the font size to 42.

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This app can translate text and read webpages aloud in the app itself. Text can be saved in the app so that they can be read aloud when users are not connected to the internet.

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Talking Scientific Calculator reads entered numbers, formulas, and answers to calculations out loud. It includes two methods for calculation, standard and formula and two types of contrast; low and high. Users can keep and email a log of their calculations.

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TextAloud is a text-to-speech application that reads text out loud. Users can open TXT, HTML, DOCX and ePub (no drm) files in the app. TextAloud runs in the background of the device so that when text is copied to the clipboard, it will automatically be sent to the app (this feature can be disabled). The app comes with 2 English voices (1 female, 1 male) however, more voices can be purcahsed within the app for $2.79 each. Users can change the background of the text (black, white, and sepia), size of the font, speed of the voice, and whether or not the app highlights words as it reads. TextAloud also includes Dropbox integration.

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This app opens and reads PDFs aloud. It can open PDFs through Dropbox, email, Safari, and iTunes. It has many additional voices for $6.99 each and the free version comes with a default voice.

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This app reads your email, Twitter feed, weather, stock prices, RSS and Facebook feeds.

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This app is a text-to-speech reader that comes with 36 built-in iOS voices in 27 languages. It has a built in web browser to extract text from webpages, Dropbox integration, ePub/eBook compatibility, and supports many formats (i.e., Word, PowerPoint, Plain Text, HTML, etc.). There is also PDF support but it is experimental and cannot not read all PDF files. There is a built-in English dictionary and a translator that must be purchased separately. The text that is being read out loud is highlighted and font size and reading speed can be customized.

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