Have you tried using the phonetic symbol app for OS 4.0 and above -iPod
touch,  iPad or iPhone from Macmillan called Sounds: The Pronunciation
App. It  has audio output and works with VoiceOver.
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sounds-the-pronunciation-app/id442713833?mt=8
  There is a free version with limited access and the full version costs
£3.99

Please be aware that all the menus work with VoiceOver but it does say
'unpronounceable' if it cannot say for example and digraph when you first
tap each symbol with VoiceOver,  but then the audio kicks in with the
correct recorded voice sound.

Hope this helps.
Best wishes
E.A.


Mrs E.A. Draffan
ECS, University of Southampton,
Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246
http://access.ecs.soton.ac.uk


> Hi all,
>
>
>
> We have a blind student studying with us this year who is doing a
> linguistics module.  It has come to our attention that there is a problem
> with this module due to the phonetic symbols that are used.  The student
> in question was provided with a Mac through DSA as it is more accessible
> than a PC.  Ordinarily this would be the case but the screen-reader that
> is built in to the Mac will not read the phonetic symbols, it just misses
> them out completely.  The reasons behind this are quite technical (beyond
> my level of knowledge!) and it is apparently down to a Unicode font being
> used for the phonetics.
>
>
>
> We've done a little bit of research on this and the only solution we've
> come across is for a PC to be used with Jaws.  Additional files would need
> to be created for the phonetic symbols and added to the dictionary.  As I
> understand it, this would not give the exact sound of the phonetic symbol
> but it would be a workable solution.  We are looking in to the Mac being
> partitioned to use as a PC but there is a concern over cost as the
> student's DSA equipment allowance has pretty much been used up.
>
>
>
> Has anyone else come across this before and do you have any alternative
> suggestions for supporting a student with this?
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>
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Catherine
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>
>
> Catherine Perrett
>
> Disability Caseworker/Gweithiwr Achos Anabledd
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