Hardware and software - accessible options

Dasher for the Pocket PC offers a totally different way of writing with inbuilt intelligent word prediction. Other word prediction software is available for both the Palm and PC platforms.

Mobile Speak is ideal software for a user with visual
impairment. When it's installed onto a mobile phone

it converts text into speech. The speech is heard through the phone's internal speaker or headphones. When the phone rings the ID number or name is spoken. Similarly, the battery status, signal strength and PIM functions can be voice activated or heard.

A Simputer is a handheld device used in India which reads aloud web pages written in English and converts them into 3 Indian languages - Hindi, Kannada and Tamil. The project was designed to connect rural villages to the Internet through telephone kiosks.

Individuals with cognitive disabilities are often unable to live on their own because of
deficiencies in memory, attention, and executive functionalities. These deficits can create an inability to consistently do normal domestic and work related tasks such as cooking, taking medications, and using public transportation. Computationally enhanced
prompting systems like Memory Aided Prompt System ( MAPS) can provide a bridge to independence.

Pocket Hal

Pocket Hal is a full screen reader created by Dolphin, for the Pocket PC and Windows Mobile devices. Dolphin has a product named Dolphin Publisher which creates accessible DAISY books from Word documents. DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) is a universal standard format for reading and publishing digital talking books. DAISY technology allows for new ways to deliver information quickly and efficiently using high quality synthetic speech or human voice.

The easy conversion from text to MP3 file format allows books to be created and then stored on a conventional MP3 player, an accessible MP3 player like Milestone 311 or a DAISY Reader device like the Telex EzDAISY or Victor Reader Wave. Read more about the Victor Reader Wave and hear a demo MP3 file.

sayit™ is here to help.

sayit™ is software technology to assist anyone who is losing or who has lost the power of speech, and who is losing or who has lost fine motor skills and muscle coordination in fingers and hands.

Download a Sayit trial of the latest version of sayit™ for free

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