Though it's promising, Reader's Pal has some bugs to be worked out. For
example, getting it to read text from the clipboard can be a challenge and
some features (such as speed control) didn't work for me.
For something similar (and also free), check out ReadPlease
(www.readplease.com). It too requires a mouse to be used, but many people
with reading disabilities I've worked with lately have been quite excited
to use it.
-*- Dan Comden [log in to unmask]
Adaptive Technology Lab http://www.washington.edu/computing/atl/
University of Washington http://www.washington.edu/doit/
On Fri, 16 Nov 2001, Peter Verhoeven wrote:
> Hi,
>
> What do you think of a program 169 KB in size, that reads aloud ascii,
> clipboard an HTML files to you?
> A program, that lets the users select their own background and foreground
> colors?
> A program, that can display the text word-by-word, multiple words by
> multiple words and screen by screen?
> A program, that let you set your reading speed?
> And important a program that is free?
>
> Readers's Pal is such a program. Reader's Pal is so small, because it uses
> the resources that is already on most computers (Visual Basic Runtime 5,
> Microsoft Text-to-Speech adn Internet Explorer 4 or higher).
>
> Reader's Pal runs on Windows 95 and higher.
>
> It is useful for those people who have not the money to buy an expensive
> screen reader of screen magnifier, people who get tired eyes from reading
> on a computer monitor, but sometimes is also a good addition to your screen
> reader or magnifier.
>
> More information can be found at:
> frames : http://www.magnifiers.org
> no frames http://www.magnifiers.org/main2.html
>
> Regards Peter Verhoeven
> Internet : http://www.magnifiers.org (The Screen Magnifiers Homepage)
>
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