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How Can I Dictate In Other Languages?

Now that MacSpeech Dictate International has been released, dictating in French, German, and Italian is simple. With a little ingenuity, you can even dictate in Spanish or Dutch.

Infovox iVox 1.2 adds new voices and a pronunciation editor

Acapela Group and AssistiveWare today announced the release of Infovox iVox 1.2 speech synthesiser with new voices and a pronunciation editor.

eSpeak Macintosh Installer

An eSpeak installer for OS X is now available. eSpeak is an open source speech synthesiser that works in a large number of different languages.

Text-to-Speech in Languages other than English

OS X only offers US English text-to-speech voices, and they are not of a very high quality. Leopard’s “Alex” voice is a great improvement, but even that voice is jarring and mechanical to listen to for more than a few minutes and only offers American English. So what are your alternatives for text to speech?

New French voice for Mac OS X

Acapela Group and AssistiveWare have been busy - another voice for OS X less than 3 weeks after the release of Peter! This one is a female French speaking voice they are calling Alice.

Right-clicking with a one-button mouse?

One of the numerous obstacles those of us with physical limitations face is how do we perform a right-click with a one-button mouse? Those that are able to use a physical keyboard can simply hold down the control key while clicking and that will emulate a right-click. But what about those of us who can’t use a physical keyboard or have trouble using one?

iPod Touch Ideas For Stylus, Mouth Stick, and Head Pointer Users

Something as simple as tapping the screen of an iPhone or iPod Touch can be a big problem for people with physical disabilities. Here are some suggestions and alternative solutions that may help.

Juergen Manthey - Locked-In Syndrome

Accessible technology has changed Juergen Manthey’s life. Usually, somebody with his disabilities would be expected to exist in a nursing home and watch daytime television which they couldn’t even turn on or off without somebody’s help. Instead, Juergen is really living.

Dvorak Keyboard Layout - Switching

Switching to the Dvorak keyboard layout doesn’t cost anything but it does take time and effort. Here’s how to go about it, and why it’s worth the energy to do so.

Keeping a Digital Library

Keeping your CD and DVD collections on the computer can make them much easier to access and use. ITunes makes it easy to keep music from your CDs on the computer - just use the iTunes “import” command and your music is copied to the computer. Keeping a DVD collection on the computer is a little trickier, but you don't have to be a geek to do it.

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