{"id":1053180,"date":"2011-10-23T15:54:28","date_gmt":"2011-10-23T15:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.immortalitymedicine.tv\/neurology\/accessibility-extensions-for-chrome-browser-text-to-speech-and-more.php"},"modified":"2024-08-17T18:48:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T22:48:49","slug":"accessibility-extensions-for-chrome-browser-text-to-speech-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/neurology\/accessibility-extensions-for-chrome-browser-text-to-speech-and-more.php","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility Extensions for Chrome Browser – Text-to-Speech and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

ChromeVox is just one of the Google Accessibility extensions<\/a>. Be sure to check out ChromeVis, ChromeShades, and ChromeLite as well. The text-to-speech (TTS) programs convert text or web documents to human speech. Does it sound like a human voice? Not really, it is a computer-generated voice but it is as close to human as it gets. You can adjust the speed, repeat, or change the pitch of the voice.<\/p>

ChromeVox<\/b><\/a><\/p>

The ChromeVox screen reader is an extension to Chrome that brings the speed, versatility, and security of Chrome to visually impaired users.<\/p>

Using Google Document List with ChromeVox that provides accessibility features for vision impaired users of Google Docs.<\/p>

Other text-to-speech extensions include:<\/b><\/div>
Chrome Speak<\/b><\/a> - select to speak with offline TTS engine.
SpeakIt!<\/b><\/a> Select text you want to read and listen to it. SpeakIt converts text into speech so you no longer need to read.

SpeakIt reads selected text using Google TTS (Text-to-Speech) with language auto-detection.<\/p>

Balabolka<\/b><\/a><\/p>

If you are not a Chrome user, Balabolka<\/a> is a free and portable Text-To-Speech (TTS) program that is browser-independent. No installation is required.

You don't have to be visually impaired to benefit from TTS programs. For example, I use Balabolka<\/a> several times a week to convert long articles from medical journals or newspapers to standard MP3 files. The files are then uploaded to Google Docs and I download them when I have some time to listen to the articles.<\/p><\/div>

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ChromeVis<\/b><\/a><\/p>

Magnify and change the color of any selected text. Use the mouse or the keyboard to move the selection around the page.<\/p>

How ChromeVis works.<\/p>

ChromeShades<\/b><\/a><\/p>

ChromeShades is an easy tool to help you make your site more accessible to blind users.<\/p>

References:<\/p>

Hear Web Text with Google Chrome Speak<\/a>
New Text-to-Speech API for Chrome extensions<\/a><\/p><\/div>

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