Brief description

• Help with spelling: word prediction, speech recognition & screen reader
• Guesses what you want to say, reads aloud text on the screen and types the words you say aloud
• Works in all programs & web pages (e.g. email, internet, facebook, youtube)

Who could benefit:

• People who can spell the first 2-3 letters of a word before getting stuck
• People who can spell words but sometimes find it easier to say a word

Comments

• Mac users only have access to the word prediction & screen reading parts of the program, not the speech recognition part

Speech recognition program

As you speak into the microphone, the speech is automatically turned into text

Useful if your speech is quite good but you struggle to write or type

Brief description

• A reading bar
• Helps you read one line of text at a time

Who could benefit

• People who skip lines of text
• People with reading difficulties
• People with visual difficulties
   

Practise 21 speech sounds on their own and in words/phrases

You  may need to wear headphones

If you want to use your own phrases, you must pay extra

Exercises for  speech sounds and mouth movements

Video and sound recordings to copy

You  may need to wear headphones

If you want to use your own phrases, you must pay extra

10 songs to practise different speech sounds, rhythms, pace & rates

You may want to wear headphones

Brief description

• Reading & writing tool
• Word prediction (can be personalised)
• Word banks (can be personalised)
• Picture support, if needed
• Hear words before selecting
• Listen back to what you have written

Who could benefit

• People who have some spelling need extra help
• People who have no spelling but who would like to write letters/cards

Brief description

• Free text to speech program
• Works in Microsoft programs, webpages, PDF files and emails
• Can magnify text to aid reading

Who could benefit

• People who struggle to read
• People with visual difficulties

Attach voice recordings to your photos

When you touch a photo, it speaks out so you can explain your photos and use them in conversation if your speech is affected

Voice recorder

Use to record your own speech, record reminders, record conversations (e.g. with your Doctor, family members)

Send recordings via email