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Text-to-Speech Programs
READPLEASE: Free from www.readplease.com- Able to read documents saved as text (.txt) or rich text formats (.rtf).
- Also able to enlarge text and alter background color.
- Allows for cutting from one document/source and pasting into the screen reader.
- Able to read documents saved as text (.txt)
Electronic Text Collections
Many of the electronic text sites offer full texts that you can cut and paste into your screen reader. One easy way to cut and paste is to highlight, or select, what you want to copy, then click on your right mouse button. When you do, a pull down box will appear, and one of the options should be “Copy.” Select “Copy” and then go into your screen reader application. You can click on the right mouse button again and now click “Paste.” If you have trouble operating the mouse:
- Ctrl A = select all
- Ctrl C = copy
- Ctrl V = paste
E-Text Sites
- Alex: a Catalogue of Electronic Texts on the Internet from Oxford University
www.infomotions.com/alex/ - The Guttenberg Project from the University of Illinois
www.promo.net/pg/ - Project Bartleby from Columbia University; includes the 1901 edition of BartlettŐs Familiar Quotations
www.bartleby.com
- Project Libellus from the University of Washington: Classic Latin and Greek texts
www.hhhh.org/perseant/libellus/ - The Online Books Page from the University of Pennsylvania
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu
This site will allow you to access books and turn the pages as you go along. This is ideal for students who want to read the book but have difficulty turning pages.