[Athen] Mac Text to Speech ("Read Aloud") no longer available?

[Robert Spangler]

Hello:

You wrote: You can still use the Speech functionality in macOS via the
right-click menu or by setting up a hotkey command (under System
Preferences > Accessibility > Speech).

So is this just for reading text that the user has highlighted?  I have
students with Macs and I just advise them to use Read and Write features
for this, but if this is better/easier in some circumstances, I would like
to advise them on it as well.

Thanks,
Robert


On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 5:16 PM Sean Keegan <skeegan at ccctechcenter.org>
wrote:


> > Has Apple suddenly removed this functionality from Mac OS?

>

> I found a few links resulting in a 404 error (namely around macOS Zoom)

> just recently. The pages I was linking to were Apple Support pages and

> heavily referenced Sierra and High Sierra. Given the recent release of

> macOS Mojave, these may have been removed.

>

> You can still use the Speech functionality in macOS via the right-click

> menu or by setting up a hotkey command (under System Preferences >

> Accessibility > Speech).

>

> There are also the accessibility shortcut keys page that references other

> tools in macOS:

> https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204434

>

> I suspect there will be additional information at some point.

>

> Take care,

> Sean

>

>

> On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 1:00 PM Susan Kelmer <Susan.Kelmer at colorado.edu>

> wrote:

>

>> When working with students with Macs, I’ve always sent them a link to the

>> instructions for using their Macs to read short pieces, in addition to

>> giving them Kurzweil.  I met with a student today, and went to send the

>> link I usually use, and…it’s a 404.  And all my searching on google only

>> brings up years-old instructions for using the technology.

>>

>>

>>

>> Has Apple suddenly removed this functionality from Mac OS?  I can’t

>> believe that they would have, but it appears to be gone.  Anyone have any

>> information to say otherwise?

>>

>>

>>

>> (I am not talking about VoiceOver)

>>

>>

>>

>> *Susan Kelmer*

>>

>> *Alternate Format Production Program Manager*

>>

>> *Disability Services*

>>

>> *University of Colorado Boulder*

>>

>> *303-735-4836*

>>

>>

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