With appropriate training on the right equipment, users can accomplish such tasks as creating word processing documents, and creating and reviewing financial information in a spreadsheet program. Screen review software enables users who are visually impaired or blind to work with a large number of applications. Sample of synthesized speech: ".space l-a-z-y, space, dog, period, space d."Īlmost all the text on the screen can be accessed with screen review software but, unfortunately, it cannot access graphical information.
Sample of synthesized speech: ".WinZip, Window - Eyes, Netscape Communicator, JAWS 5.0, Window Explorer."Īnd read information by paragraph, sentence, word, or character. The software's functionality gives users the ability to navigate around their computer screens, The user is then able to hear the text spoken or read it tactually with the refreshable braille display. This electronic text is then sent to a speech synthesizer or a refreshable braille display. Screen review software translates on screen information into electronic text. We'll also look at how screen readers interact with speech synthesizers and refreshable braille displays. Narrator: This segment features screen review software, which is often called screen reading software or simply a screen reader.
#SCREEN READER SOFTWARE IS AN EXAMPLE OF MOVIE#
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