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BrowseAloud

The City of Kitchener is committed to making all of our online information accessible to persons of all abilities - including those who are visually impaired and have trouble seeing web content. 

Through the Browsealoud speech-enabling program, you're given the option ofbrowsealoud.gif having content read to you. As you move the cursor over the text, it is spoken aloud.  

Browsealoud is free to download and you have control over the voice, word pronunciations and speech highlighting.

You simply download a small browser plug-in and once installed, content on the site can be spoken aloud. Browsealoud is FREE for you the user.

  1. Follow the simple steps to download and install BrowseAloud.

  2. Once installed, as your mouse pointer moves over the words on a web page, they are spoken out loud. For most browsers, you can also choose to have the text highlighted as it is read. Or, you can ask BrowseAloud to read a complete page to you. To stop the reader at any point, just press the Ctrl key on the keyboard.

  3. For detailed instructions, visit the BrowseAloud website.

For more information, please contact us at 519-741-2225,TTY 1-866-969-9994



 

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