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Browsealoud brings accessibility to a new level for people with dyslexia, learning difficulties, mild visual impairment and those with limited English proficiency. The service is free to the end user and is a discreet tool that speech enables user selected content and works with the most popular existing browser technology.
Current statistics from the Office of the E-envoy find that 17% of the UK populations functional literacy levels were not sufficient to allow them to interact online. Browsealoud provides access to website content for these sections of the population by speaking website content aloud.
Browsealoud has many unique and beneficial features which provide assistance and control to the end users.
Dual Colour Highlighting is a proven aid to comprehension. As each word / paragraph is spoken aloud to the user, each word is highlighted thus delivering content on two levels, written and auditory.
Auto continuous reading is designed to provide the user with the ability to have all the content read aloud to them without any user interaction.
Definable Pronunciations - Browsealoud provides the webmaster with the ability to specifically define how each word on a website is pronounced to the website visitor, therefore aiding with the overall comprehension levels.
Customisable voices users have the ability to alter the pitch, speed and volume of their chosen voice to provide unique individual settings.
Browsealoud will read:
Accessible HTML
Accessible Java
Accessible Flash
Alt Tags behind pictures
Hyperlinks
PDF documents
Browsealoud will read any accessible content on web pages. The scope is universal and Browsealoud can be applied to various market sectors including Corporate, Education, Government, Health, Sport, Charities, Web Design, and Police Authorities.
E-government, by its very nature, is designed to give all citizens enhanced access and interaction with government agencies. Browsealoud reduces the cost of citizen interaction with government and is the leading solution for speech enabling Government website content with almost 150 Local Government customer sites.
In an age of corporate and social responsibility it makes sense to choose Browsealoud to improve access to web content for those who have learning and literacy difficulties. In doing so, corporate organizations can maximize their commercial success by availing of the spending power of this sector of the population. Organisations will also be complying with certain legal guidelines such as W3C/WAI, DDA and PAS 78.
Some Commercial Customers include: BTplc, British Airways, UEFA, CCEA and Dept of Health.
Elaine Emerson
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Browsealoud has been adopted as the service of choice in the UK and Ireland to read websites out loud for those with literacy difficulties. Browsealoud is a service that makes it easy to read and understand web pages and interact online. This is particularly valuable to people who have:
English as a second language (ESL) or English for speakers of other languages (ESOL)
Literacy skill difficulties
Mild Visual Impairments
Specific Learning Difficulties and Dyslexia.
Browsealoud offers a practical website access service to people with reading difficulties and those who find it easier to listen to, rather than read the content of websites.
Key Features:
Dual Colour Highlighting aids the comprehension of website content.
Customisable voices users can define their individual settings of pitch, speed and volume.
Definable pronunciations of words for greater control.
PDF Highlighting to read all Government legacy documents.
Continuous Reading Option for ease of navigation.
Browsealoud is being rapidly adopted within Local Government Authorities, with over 150 Local Government customers subscribing to the service. Browsealoud improves the quality of information on Council websites and presents it in more accessible ways for the less literate. Some UK customers include Manchester City Council, Barnet Council, Coventry City Council, Leeds City Council, South Staffordshire Council, Wigan Council, Borough of Hounslow etc
Browsealoud is the leading solution for speech enabling Government website content.
Browsealoud is also established within Central Government, with customers including the Cabinet Office, Home Office, British Council, NHS, Civil Service and the Information Commission. Other Browsealoud customers include London 2012, Dublin.ie, Invest NI, Irish Voice, British Dyslexia Association, Disability Rights Commission, BT plc, NI Libraries and the CCEA.
Success
Browsealoud has Microsoft Gold product certification which testifies to the quality of the software. The company has ISO9001-2000 registration and has gained Investors In People certification. Awards obtained include Irish Internet Association Innovation award and Runner-Up in IM 2005 Product of the Year, the European recognition of excellence in IT. Texthelp has recently won the Web Development Company of the Year for Browsealoud in this years ICT Excellence Awards.
Elaine Emerson
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Browsealoud has been adopted as the service of choice in the UK and Ireland to read websites out loud for those with literacy difficulties. Browsealoud provides greater website accessibility to a larger percentage of the population, which includes:
English as a second language (ESL)
Literacy skill difficulties
Mild Visual Impairments
Specific Learning Difficulties and Dyslexia.
Browsealoud offers a practical website access service to people with reading difficulties and those who find it easier to listen to, rather than read the content of websites.
Browsealoud is a subscription-based solution to speech enable website content. Browsealoud uses accessibility techniques to access and speak content from web sites. It is unique in its delivery concept, in that there is no requirement for any additional software installation to websites. This client-side program is free to download and the web site owner pays an annual charge to speech enable their web site content.
Browsealoud has been designed to be as simple to download as possible.
In the UK
Over 10 million people are registered with a disability
Over 2 million people are blind or partially sighted
Over 9 million people are affected by deafness and hearing loss
Over 7 million people have literacy problems
Over 1 million have learning difficulties (Source: Guidelines for UK Government Websites, The Cabinet Office)
Browsealoud brings accessibility to a new level for people with dyslexia, learning difficulties, mild visual impairment and those with limited English proficiency. The service is free to the end user and is a discreet tool that speech enables user selected content and works with the most popular existing browser technology.
Browsealoud is being rapidly adopted within Local Government Authorities, with over 150 Local Government customers subscribing to the service. Browsealoud improves the quality of information on Council websites and presents it in more accessible ways for the less literate.
Browsealoud is also established within Central Government, with customers including the Cabinet Office, Home Office, British Council, NHS, Civil Service and the Information Commission. Other Browsealoud customers include London 2012, Dublin.ie, Invest NI, Irish Voice, British Dyslexia Association, Disability Rights Commission, BT plc, NI Libraries and the CCEA.
Success
Browsealoud has Microsoft Gold product certification which testifies to the quality of the software. The company has ISO9001-2000 registration and has gained Investors In People certification. Awards obtained include Irish Internet Association Innovation award and Runner-Up in IM 2005 Product of the Year, the European recognition of excellence in IT. Texthelp has recently won the Web Development Company of the Year for Browsealoud in this years ICT Excellence Awards.
Elaine Emerson
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