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The programs on this page are available via the internet, without charge for the initial download. DDAI has not tested most of these programs, and cannot provide technical support or promise that these programs will work for you. If you have problems with this software, please contact the makers of the software for assistance.

HELP Readfreeware
is a program developed by the Hawaii Education Literacy Project (HELP) and distributed freely over the internet.

This program can uses a text-to-speech synthesizer and can read text files, web pages, e-books, and text in the windows clipboard.

System Requirements:: PC computer with Windows 3.1 or later, at least 4MB RAM, at least 2 MB hard disk space, and a sound card and speakers.

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Natural Reader

NaturalReader is a Text to Speech software which can convert any written text such as MS Word, Webpage, PDF files, and Emails into spoken words.

System Requirements:: Operating system: windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/Vista; Processor: 500Mhz; Memory: 64 MB (128 recommended); Free Disk Space: 50MB


ReadPlease 2003 Text-to-Speech Program.

ReadPlease Free Download

ReadPlease is free software for Windows that can read text copied from text in any window. The ReadPlease display allows customization of background color, font style and color, and a slider bar to control text size.

System Requirements: PC computer with Windows 95 or later; a sound card and speakers. ;


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