Google's Text to Speech Reader – ChromeVox
Screen Reader is a accessibility application that attempts to identify and interpret what is being displayed on the screen in to voice description. ChromeVox is a screen reader from Google for Chrome OS and Chrome web browser which allows you to listen to the content of a certain web page and to receive a sound feedback when performing an action in Chrome. ChromeVox Screen readers works as a form of assistive technology (AT) potentially useful to people who are blind, visually impaired, illiterate or learning disabled and brings the speed, versatility, and security for users who want to improve their experience.
Google ChromeVox enables you to use your mouse and keyboard to explore the web with the help of synthesized speech. Its simple yet powerful navigation is easy to learn and quickly gets new users up to speed browsing web sites and web-based applications eyes-free. You can use this tool to read certain articles as well as buttons, headlines and other elements from the page. It includes a fully customizable keyboard map in order to navigate and access content without using the mouse. You can stop ChromeVox from talking at any time by pressing the Control key.
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ChromeVox Screen readers is built using only web technologies like HTML5, CSS and Javascript. ChromeVox was designed from the start to enable unprecedented access to modern web apps, including those that utilize W3C ARIA (Access to Rich Internet Applications) to provide a rich, desktop-like experience. This enables visually impaired users to experience the power of web applications while also giving developers a way to verify the accessibility of their web applications.
ChromeVox is available as an extension for Google Chrome on Windows and Mac OS and comes built into Chrome OS to provide out of box accessibility. ChromeVox is an extension for Google Chrome and is available for one-click install via the Chrome Web store.
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