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Reading websites to microphone to improve their web experience. (self.Blind)
submitted 8y ago by quasiton
I had an idea as I was reading out loud a Reuters news item (I often read out loud stuff I'll read anyway to stay fluent in English) for a browser add-on. I wonder if something similar exists or should exist.
It would allow me (and others* of course!) to click a button on any website to start reading it to the microphone. A blind person going to this webpage later would get notified that there is a recorded version of it. He/she can listen to it, and at the end (if he wants) rate its quality.
So does something like this exist?
I'm sorry for any ignorance on my part, I don't know any blind people. Do most people have a braille display for this or is computer speech user-friendly enough to make this useless?
I'm very interested to hear what you think about this.
Cheers, Jop
Edit to add:
*This could be anybody with a braille display too!
It would allow me (and others* of course!) to click a button on any website to start reading it to the microphone. A blind person going to this webpage later would get notified that there is a recorded version of it. He/she can listen to it, and at the end (if he wants) rate its quality.
So does something like this exist?
I'm sorry for any ignorance on my part, I don't know any blind people. Do most people have a braille display for this or is computer speech user-friendly enough to make this useless?
I'm very interested to hear what you think about this.
Cheers, Jop
Edit to add:
*This could be anybody with a braille display too!
jage9 2 points
I'd say for regular web pages the text-to-speech is generally sufficient, assuming a decent level of proper website design. There are some cool applications of using crowdsourcing to offer additional feedback to the blind. Check out $1 for a site that does this with Youtube videos for example. There's also $1 which is a mobile app that lets you hear news stories from the web read by humans.
Sophitron 1 points
This is really good stuff, thank you so much!
frazras 2 points
Wow, I came here to see if anyone would be interested in my browser extension that does exactly what you spoke about. I will write an actual post but I suppose this should help. Here is the link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/rastival/hfhomhacdijikblnlglnljkldpedoipi
I am willing to add new features based on feedback because it is still under development so let me know
I am willing to add new features based on feedback because it is still under development so let me know
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