Listen to This Site
The Kentish Council website is text to speech enabled to assist people with disabilities, visual impairments, or low literacy andreading skills.
Browsealoud is a computer program that converts text to speech as the cursor automatically moves over selected text. It is only active on this and other Browsealoud activated sites, and it also reads PDF documents if you have Adobe version 8 or higher.
We are running Browsealoud as a 1 year trial to be reviewed in August 2010.
Install Browsealoud
There are Browsealoud versions for both PC and Mac platforms, and it is available free. To download the program visit the Browsealoud site at http://www.browsealoud.com/page.asp?pg_id=80072 and follow the instructions.
More about Browsealoud
A video tour demonstrating Browsealoud features is available at http://www.browsealoud.com/page.asp?pg_id=80080.
Using Browsealoud
Once the software is installed a circular icon will appearin the system tray. To access the main settings either:
· Double click this icon.
· Right click the icon and select Open Browsealoud Settings.
By navigating through the appropriate tabs within the settings box, elements such as speech, pronunciation, speaker's gender etc. can be tailored to suit individual requirements and preferences.
