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My grandma is going blind but would still like to read news articles online. Is there a TTS program you would recommend? (self.Blind)
submitted by Darmaskevi
As above thanks guys!
etalasi 1 points 2y ago
What kind of device is your grandma comfortable using? A desktop computer? A smartphone? A $1 like Amazon Echo or Google Home?
$1.
>On Windows, this [screen reader] software may be $1 a free and open-source screen-reader for the Windows platform. On mac, a screen reader is built-in to every OS X computer, all the user needs to do is press command f5 (or command + Power Button (where the touch ID sensor is) on a mac with a touchbar) to turn it on. Screen-readers like $1 are available on Linux, as well.
$1.
>On Windows, this [screen reader] software may be $1 a free and open-source screen-reader for the Windows platform. On mac, a screen reader is built-in to every OS X computer, all the user needs to do is press command f5 (or command + Power Button (where the touch ID sensor is) on a mac with a touchbar) to turn it on. Screen-readers like $1 are available on Linux, as well.
Darmaskevi [OP] 1 points 2y ago
>The subreddit FAQ goes over common screen readers for different operating systems
Thanks she'd be using a mac desktop probably with some assistance from her carer. Is the inbuilt mac one good? That's a great solution if so
Thanks she'd be using a mac desktop probably with some assistance from her carer. Is the inbuilt mac one good? That's a great solution if so
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