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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Wink,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>We have been exploring the same type of technology. It looks like TextAloud and NaturalReader have Arabic voices available as well….<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dawn<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>~~<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dawn Hunziker<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Assistive Technology Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Disability Resource Center<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>520-626-9409<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:hunziker@email.arizona.edu">hunziker@email.arizona.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces@mailman1.u.washington.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Wink Harner<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 30, 2012 2:18 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'<br><b>Subject:</b> [Athen] technology support for Arabic<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all Athenites,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A student on the campus told me today that she would like to take Arabic and asked if there is any text-to-speech technology available in Arabic. The campus has an open site license for Read and Write Gold, but I can't find any support for Arabic.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>It's entirely possible there may be some technology available in the Apple environment.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Anybody there know the answer? Any directions you could point me towards?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks in advance,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wink<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ms. Wink Harner<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Project Support<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>OHS - NU6 119<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mesa Community College<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1833 W. Southern Avenue<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=PT-BR>Mesa AZ 85202<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=PT-BR><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=PT-BR>480-461-7448<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>