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Friday, November 19, 2004
Surf On and Listen Up
A new search engine and Web directory is promoting only Web sites that are accessible. Net-guide.co.uk is a small search engine that includes an accessibility rating with each listed Web site.
Speegle is a search engine that speaks search results. Users are given the option of choosing a female (American) voice or a male (Scottish) voice. Speegle does not speak every word on the site and does not eliminate the need for screen readers or magnifiers. People with dyslexia and other reading disabilities or who have low vision may find Speegle useful. Speegle also speaks the top news headlines from a small selection of newsfeeds.
Speech-enabled Web sites are becoming more common, thanks to companies such as browsealoud and readspeak. Users are able to listen to content for free by downloading a plug-in for their browser. Web sites must subscribe to the speech-enabling service. Web sites must meet accessibility standards for the service to work. Again, speech-enabled Web sites will not replace the need for screen readers by people who are blind. More information is available in the latest issue of E-Access Bulletin (Issue 59, November 2004).
Speegle is a search engine that speaks search results. Users are given the option of choosing a female (American) voice or a male (Scottish) voice. Speegle does not speak every word on the site and does not eliminate the need for screen readers or magnifiers. People with dyslexia and other reading disabilities or who have low vision may find Speegle useful. Speegle also speaks the top news headlines from a small selection of newsfeeds.
Speech-enabled Web sites are becoming more common, thanks to companies such as browsealoud and readspeak. Users are able to listen to content for free by downloading a plug-in for their browser. Web sites must subscribe to the speech-enabling service. Web sites must meet accessibility standards for the service to work. Again, speech-enabled Web sites will not replace the need for screen readers by people who are blind. More information is available in the latest issue of E-Access Bulletin (Issue 59, November 2004).
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