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What is the Google Search message? The Google Search message is a short audio snippet that is played on Google Search for searches in which you rank #1. Take a search term that you rank #1 for in Google and your message will be spoken while the search results are displayed on the Google page. Why […]
We love tech that aims to help people cope with their disabilities. Help is now available through devices that almost everyone uses today. This being said, there are some mobile applications that have been crafted to specifically aid certain types of impairments and are now made available on our typical smartphones or devices. Talkitt A […]
What is a welcome message? A welcome message is a short audio snippet that is played to visitors when they access your website. Why is it useful? Having a welcome message is an easy way to increase user engagement by offering a more personal experience. In its simplest form, the welcome message can be a greeting (“Welcome to […]
What is the ResponsiveVoice Agent? The ResponsiveVoice Agent is a package that includes a lot of out-of-the-box TTS functionality. Is it for me? If you’re not a programmer (or don’t want to bother with programming), or the WordPress plugin doesn’t offer you the functionality you need, the ResponsiveVoice Agent is for you. How do I install […]
What is the ResponsiveVoice WordPress plugin? ResponsiveVoice, the leading HTML5 text to speech synthesis solution, is available for WordPress as a plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/responsivevoice-text-to-speech/) for easy integration in posts and pages. Is it for me? Simplicity and usability are core to ResponsiveVoice, and the plugin is no different. It was created to open up easy TTS […]
We’ve been asked this question (from different angles) multiple times – “Is there really a need to add voice features to my site/app?” We are all aware that millions of people are visually impaired. Here’s a quick breakdown: “39 million are blind and 246 million have low vision. 82% of people living with blindness are […]
HTML5 is the most recent version of the Hypertext Markup Language – the code that describes webpages and the language that supports multimedia. It has been configured to deliver almost anything you’d want to accomplish online without requiring additional plugins or external software. Application development, animation, movies, and music are all possible using HTML5. It […]
Over 7 million adults between the age of 21 and 64 have some form of visual disability in the U.S in 2014 according to Census Bureau statistics. Out of that number, almost 60% were unemployed and only around 27% had full-time employment. This is a heartbreaking statistic. So it is no surprise that the feats […]
Since 1950’s, Text-to-speech (TTS) technology has gone through a dramatic change. Today, TTS is affordable and a great asset in learning and education. Learners and students with vision impairments, like dyslexia, and struggling readers benefit from TTS. The benefits of TTS and its practical applications are made known by famous personalities such as Stephen Hawking, […]
Here is a guide for improving the voice experience: Using a comma or full stop will cause a small pause and sometimes change the emphasis of the prior word Changing the order of words can subtly affect the pronunciation Every 100 characters the speech will make a pause if it encounters a comma or full […]