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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>ClaroRead is available in Arabic </span><a href="http://www.clarosoftware.com/latest_news.php?id=15">http://www.clarosoftware.com/latest_news.php?id=15</a><span style='color:#1F497D'> as is Clicker </span><a href="http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/blog/2011-11-15/Clicker_in_the_Middle_East.aspx">http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/blog/2011-11-15/Clicker_in_the_Middle_East.aspx</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>We have been working with the Mada Center in Qatar and have been looking into all things AT and Arabic. Our browser based bookmark ATbar is available in Arabic for website reading, word prediction and spell checking – <a href="http://www.atbar.org">www.atbar.org</a> bottom of the page for the Arabic version. You can now build your own toolbar in English and Arabic via the market place, if you do not want all the standard features. Our blog charts the history of the project <a href="http://access.ecs.soton.ac.uk/blog/atbar">http://access.ecs.soton.ac.uk/blog/atbar</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>We are hoping to improve our spell checker and spend time looking into an open source TTS as many projects in this area have yet to be completed - NVDA is having to use the Microsoft Arabic voices at the moment so is dependent on that voice being installed on the computer. Tests seem to show that Acapela voices are most comfortable but we know there is also a Syrian Arabic TTS <a href="http://www.arabinlp.com/index.php?pageLang=en">http://www.arabinlp.com/index.php?pageLang=en</a> <span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>It would be lovely to know if anyone else has found any helpful software we can add to a pen drive for Arabic speakers. We have translated our pen drive menu but now need some goodies! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://access.ecs.soton.ac.uk/projects/access-tools">http://access.ecs.soton.ac.uk/projects/access-tools</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Many thanks. <span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Best wishes E.A. <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'>Mrs E.A. Draffan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>ECS, University of Southampton,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Tel +44 (0)23 8059 7246<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Mobile +44 (0)7976 289103<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>http://access.ecs.soton.ac.uk<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>http://www.emptech.info<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 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US 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> 30 April 2012 22:18<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><span lang=EN-US>Hi all Athenites,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>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></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>It's entirely possible there may be some technology available in the Apple environment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Anybody there know the answer? Any directions you could point me towards?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Thanks in advance,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Wink<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Ms. Wink Harner<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Project Support<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>OHS - NU6 119<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Mesa Community College<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>1833 W. Southern Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></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><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>