Hi Fred, Kenwood or Icom doesn't make an ht with a synthesizer. However in terms of accessible hts you may want to consider the Kenwood TH-F6A. Even though the radio doesn't have speech output the rig is accessible. A totally blind person can program frequency, offset, dcs/ctcss, and other features. The menus rap but Kenwood has provided beeps at specific points when you scroll through them. Other functions on the rig are indicated by the amount of key presses and by different frequency beeps. I saw the rig on sale for as low as $285 at this year's Dayton hamvension. I have been a happy TH-F6A owner since shortly after the rig hit the market in 2001. Dave Marthouse N2AAM [log in to unmask]