Other features supporting students with a print disability include easy access to speech rate, choice of voices (as purchased), ability to turn on highlight spoken text and ability to increase or decrease text size up to size 17 font. It offers a wide variety of other high quality voices for $.99/each which can be easily downloaded within the app. Immediate use of the app found the text to speech provided to be high quality. Here is the app on my iPad reading a PDF imported from my Dropbox: Here are some screen shots of how Voice Dream Reader presents on an iPhone: ![]() ![]() I see this being used to manage and populate documents into a playlist for students to read using the text to speech tool - all in one easy app. Voice Dream Reader app’s ability to connect to your Dropbox articles and documents organized in the cloud allows access to many different file formats:Īfter accessing and importing your files, the app populates the documents into a playlist that provides easy access to different documents within Voice Dream Reader app. Established accounts with Dropbox, Instapaper and Pocket are needed for access to those web-based services. As a frequent user of Dropbox to manage, organize, transfer files and media to numerous devices, I am extremely excited to find this app that integrates established cloud services so well and provides access to print for special needs students all for $1.99!!! Some of the great features this app provides is its easy connection from within the app to the Web, Dropbox, Instapaper and Read It Later- now Pocket services files and text to speech capabilities for access to documents when imported. For frequently asked questions about the software, see the link below.Voice Dream Reader App for iPhone/iPad (1.99) is a newly developed app by Winston Chen which supplies high quality text to speech within a reader app. Enter your username and password when prompted. Kurzweil can be found on the desktop in Windows or in the Applications folder on Mac. Kurzweil software runs on both the Windows and Mac operating systems and is located on many public lab machines across campus, including all of CMC 102, the three machines on 5th Libe, and in the Assistive Technology room, Libe 328. Kevin can also install Kurzweil on a personal computer. After registering with Disability Services, Kevin Chapman at ITS will create your Kurzweil user account, which can be personalized and saved. To begin, contact the Office of Accessibility Resources, to discuss eligibility. ![]() Disability Services and the Assistive Technologists at Carleton ITS work together to provide students with as much information and assistance as possible for continued use of Kurzweil on and off campus. ![]() Students who have submitted documentation of a learning disability to Student Health and Counseling may find Kurzweil a useful option for reading, word processing, and material comprehension. Kurzweil is a text-to-speech program in use at Carleton. “Kurzweil 3000 TM is the comprehensive reading, writing and learning software solution for any struggling reader, including individuals with learning difficulties, such as dyslexia, attention deficit disorder or those who are English Language Learners.” – Kurzweil Educational Systems website What is Kurzweil Text-To-Speech Software?
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