I'm in a similar position. I've found these things help: Magnifiacation via
Hitachi CMP 307 XE 37" screen gas plasma (its the only one on the market
that doesn't stretch pixels) & Videolight CCTV; tintavision recommended
sheets & computer settings; Kurzweill 3000; Zoomtext II; Textbridge and yet
to be tried Dragon Professional (the latter is needed because my typing has
been affected as my left side doesn't respond as well as it used to).
I also have support workers for 15 hours a week for note taking and 6 hours
a week for scanning.
Kind regards
Elaine
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Dowling" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 2:45 PM
Subject: Text-to-speech for Mac
> I need to find out the relative merits of text-to-speech packages, to run
on Mac.
> My student has one eye (with good vision, but tendency to visual fatigue)
and memory/ concentration difficulties, from a severe head injury.
> She does not seem to have language difficulties, as such.
> Her need is therefore for the basic screen reading, rather than bells and
whistles.
> Since she may use it for extended periods, the main requirements are: good
listen-ability, ie most natural sounding + good accuracy (wide
vocabulary).OS X V10.2 has built-in text-to-speech.
> How does it compare to textHELP Type and Talk or Kurzweil 3000?
> Any experiences gratefully received!
> Terry Dowling
>
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