• Natural Reader Text to Speech (Free)

    by: Natural Readers

    SubjectCommunity of Practice, Utility
    Accessibility FeatureMagnification, Text to Speech
    PlatformBrowser/Software Extension
    Age RangeElementary, Secondary, Teachers

    Listen to webpages, PDFs, emails, Google Docs, and any other web content. Ignores annoying ads and menu text. Start anywhere and read to the end or read selected text only. Highlight sentences, words, or both as it’s reading. Includes hotkeys (extension activation, play/pause, stop, forward, and rewind). Not supported for mobile use.

    https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/natural-reader-text-to-sp/kohfgcgbkjodfcfkcackpagifgbcmimk?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon
  • Text to Speech (Free)

    by: Hewizo

    SubjectCommunity of Practice, News/Podcast/Radio, Utility
    Accessibility FeatureMagnification, Text to Speech
    PlatformBrowser/Software Extension, Microsoft
    Age RangeSecondary, Teachers

    This Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browser extension removes ads and reads articles in more than 30+ languages. It features a text-to-speech article reader, converts article URLs to audio, aggregates news from major publications, and converts them to audio.

    https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/text-to-speech/bkjmiikejlljjmcmennfomjofojigefe
    https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/text-to-speech/loehapfeokpddipkcnoedmfepjhknjpb
  • Accessibyte (Free)

    by: Accessibyte

    SubjectCommunity of Practice, ILS, Leisure/Recreation, Utility
    Accessibility FeatureMagnification, VoiceOver/Screen Reader
    PlatformWebsite
    Age RangeTeachers

    Accessibyte offers fully accessible apps for students who are Blind/Visually Impaired. Site offers Typio (learn to type), Quick Cards (study cards with multiple uses), Arcade (collection of games), ProPack (talking calculator and dictionary), and Teacher Dashboard. Track student progress and activity, tweak student settings, manage caseload and remote learning. Includes free and paid features.

    https://www.accessibyte.com
  • AccessWorld (Free)

    by: American Foundation for the Blind

    SubjectILS, Community of Practice, Utility
    Accessibility FeatureVoiceOver/Screen Reader, Magnification
    PlatformiOS
    Age RangePreschool, Elementary, Secondary, Teachers

    This is the official app of the American Foundation for the Blind's online publication. AccessWorld is an online magazine dedicated to technology and people with vision loss.

    download AccessWorld (Free)  on the App Store