The list that came up on our database included these programs TextHelp! Type and Talk - spell checker and text to speech http://www.texthelp.com Write OutLoud - spell checker and text to speech http://www.donjohnston.com/ eReader - CAST http://www.cast.org/about/ HearIt (text to speech software) http://www.apple.com/disability TypeTalker - http://www.kohshin-graphic-sys.com Tex-Edit Plus for Mac speech http://216.25.53.29/trans-tex/ I suspect most people would mention Write Outloud and TextHelp. The last group in the list are shareware ones rather like ReadPlease. Best wishes E.A. Mrs E.A.Draffan TechDis, USIE, EDB, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9RG Tel: 01273 873600 http://www.techdis.ac.uk