<div>Hi - I am not sure if we are talking about the same product but, I have ReadSpeaker Sayit on my little website for 3 years and it requires not maintenance and very easy to use. I am NOT a webmaster by any means and the support they provided allowed me to add it to the pages on my website. The only problem that I ran into was when VISTA entered the picture. The little icon that cued people to click on the "SayIt" button was gone and I do not know how to get it back. <smile, well I said I wasn't a webmaster :} > </div>
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<div>I am not too sure if my ReadSpeakerSayit is the same program, but if it is and/or it works on the same principal, I think you will find that it is a nice tool for your students with various reading and/or visual challanges. And, the nice part is, it is self-sufficient. I added the code to my webpage template so when I add and/or modify a page, I change the page name in the html code and it reads the text on the new page.</div>
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<div>Nettie Fischer</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 10:12 AM, Alice Anderson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:alice.anderson@doit.wisc.edu">alice.anderson@doit.wisc.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote"><br></blockquote></blockquote><br>Does anyone have experience or any thoughts about this vendor product? It's a service that provides automated audio versions of a Web page's content. Click the demo link below to see it in action?<br>
<br>The sales people have approached our campus (main web site) - and I am being asked if I know of benefits, or others using etc.<br><br>ReadSpeaker Sales email to campus:<br>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote">From: Nicholas Croft <<a href="mailto:nicholas.croft@voice-corp.com" target="_blank">nicholas.croft@voice-corp.com</a>><br>
Date: December 7, 2009 11:13:34 AM CST<br>To: <removed><br>Subject: Your website speech enabled.<br><br><br>Thank you for taking the time to speak to me today.<br><br>As agreed I am sending you a demo version of your website now ReadSpeaker® enabled so you can listen to the text by clicking on the button.<br>
<br>ReadSpeaker® makes your web content more accessible to people with impaired vision, are dyslectic, low literacy, functionally illiterate, or are still learning English.<br>Considering that at least 20% of the population struggle from some sort of reading disability, a listening option goes a long way to accommodate them. As well as students that would just prefer to listen to the content instead of read it.<br>
<br>A small html code embedded in the website creates a icon which activates a small player that reads your web content live "on the fly". Nothing is recorded.<br><br>It’s a fantastic product that goes beyond the existing website accessibility guidelines set by the W3C and Section 508 in the US, putting your website at the leading edge of web accessibility and giving your organization the potential to access more of the population that wouldn’t be able to access your website’s content normally .<br>
Your website now ReadSpeaker® enabled: University of Wisconsin–Madison (Click here)<br>How it works:<br>· Our ReadSpeaker solution is hosted by us. Only a small html code is installed into your website , there is zero maintenance ,<br>
· Easy implementation, zero cost for changing content and “no” hardware requirements! Updates are done automatically. Installation is usually completed within 2 to 3 hours.<br>· Once the html code, that we send you, is embedded in your website, a “listen” icon is available on your web page which activates the reader.<br>
· When activated, the web content of the written page is sent to our servers, transformed to an audio file in mp3 format and is then sent back to the visitor.<br>· What is especially unique about our ReadSpeaker is that the visitors can listen without downloading any software to their computers.<br>
· They can listen live or download the audio for later listening.<br>· We offer multi language support.<br>Here are some additional links of our clients:<br><br>United Press International <a href="http://www.upi.com/" target="_blank">http://www.upi.com</a> (And select a story)<br>
<br>City of San Francisco <a href="http://www.sfgov.org/site/countyclerk_index.asp?id=101171" target="_blank">http://www.sfgov.org/site/countyclerk_index.asp?id=101171</a><br><br>City of Niagara falls <a href="http://www.niagarafalls.ca/" target="_blank">http://www.niagarafalls.ca/</a><br>
<br>Case Studies: Nestle, O'Reilly Media - <a href="http://www.voice-corp.com/en/References/Case-Studies/" target="_blank">http://www.voice-corp.com/en/References/Case-Studies/</a><br><br>At this stage all I would like to know is if it is something you like and would consider for your website?<br>
<br>I look forward to speaking with you next year to get your feedback.<br><br>Best regards.<br><br>Nik Croft<br>International Account Manager<br>VoiceCorp<br>703-657-7801<br><a href="http://www.voice-corp.com/" target="_blank">www.voice-corp.com</a><br>
<a href="mailto:nicholas.croft@voice-corp.com" target="_blank">nicholas.croft@voice-corp.com</a><br>ReadSpeaker, the Voice of the Web<br><br></blockquote><br> Alice Anderson<br>TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAM<br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Nettie T. Fischer, ATP<br>Assistive Technology Practitioner<br>Nettiet, ATP Consultants<br><a href="http://www.nettietatpconsultants.com">www.nettietatpconsultants.com</a><br>
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