dec talk seems the same 2 me…..  theres a program called ReadPlease that has
a more human sounding voice.  but you’d better have decent EYESIGHT, &
enough dexterity 2 control a mouse if u wanna use it, because like most
things, it’s created for the convenience of able bodied people, & not as a
necissity 4 disabled.  there’s a free version of ReadPlease on the Internet.
  Just Google it.

The voices r created from actual people.  In the program, my favorate is
“MARY.”  I think her voice is the clearest.

I also have JAWS, an expensive screen reader for disabled, but even Jaws,
until recently, (as far as I understand), couldn’t be operated with only 1
hand!  (It was aimed at blind.  (& of course, we know that its just ONE
disability per person!)  (They don’t grow
on trees, u no!)  :)





>From: Magenta Raine <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: text-to-speech voices
>Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 18:26:22 -0800
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>I am seeking info and opinions about text to speech voices. Are there any
>out there that actually sound like a human being? Have they improved upon
>the 8 DEC-talk voices?
>
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> > [Original Message]
> > From: ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: 12/7/2005 5:50:16 PM
> > Subject: Re: was Testing   now an introduction
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> > welcome to the list. we will talk about just about
> > anything, then we may go for a while saying nothing.
> >
> >
> > --- Christine Ode <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> > > Since it is a slow list day and I am snowed in I
> > > will introduce myself...
> > >
> > > Hello all!
> > >     My name is Christine and I joined this list
> > > after reading a similar one for stuttering that was
> > > required for class. I am a grad student studying
> > > Speech Pathology at Rockhurst University in Kansas
> > > City. The stuttering made me want to see what was
> > > out there in terms of CP so here I am. Right now I
> > > don't really have any questions to post or anything
> > > but look forward to seeing what all you guys talk
> > > about on the list. If you have any question for me
> > > feel free to ask.
> > >
> > > Take care!
> > >
> > > Christine
> > >
> > >       -----Original Message-----
> > >       From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List on
> > > behalf of Gary Peterson
> > >       Sent: Wed 12/7/2005 12:58 PM
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> > >       Subject: Re: Testing
> > >
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