From The Ergoweb® Learning Center

IBM Gives a Voice to the Web

According to the software’s maker, IBM, Home Page Reader brings the Internet to users who are blind or have low vision. Using an IBM text-to-speech synthesizer, Home Page Reader speaks Web-based information aloud in a clear and effective manner as it is presented on the computer screen. Users hear everything from a description of graphics, to forms, frames and tables. Text and links are read by different voices