Microsoft Windows.

"Our vision is to create innovative technology that is accessible to everyone and that adapts to each person's needs. Accessible technology eliminates barriers for people with disabilities and it enables individuals to take full advantage of their capabilities."
-- Bill Gates, Chairman, Microsoft

Microsoft Windows Accessibility Overview.

Guides by Impairment

These guides organize information from the Microsoft site into helpful resources for various types of difficulties and impairments. Each guide provides a list of assistive technology products and links to tutorials for accessibility features that are helpful for specific types of difficulties and impairments.
Guides are available for:

• Vision Impairments
• Dexterity and Mobility Impairments
• Hearing Impairments
• Learning Impairments
• Language and Communication Impairments
• Computing Guide for Boomers

Some common and some not so common Text To Speech (TTS) utilities for Microsoft Windows;

• JAWs™, made by Freedom Scientific is the largest worldwide manufacturer of assistive technology products for those who are blind or have low vision. Freedom Scientific is also the only company with a complete line of products for those with vision impairments. All of these products are tested and guaranteed to work together. Freedom Scientific has been in business for over ten years and its products are sold in 55 countries and translated into 24 languages.
• Natural Reader© is a Text to Speech software which can convert any written text such as MS Word, Webpage, PDF files, and Emails into spoken words. NaturalReader can also convert any written text into audio files such as MP3 or WAV for your CD player or iPod.
• NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA)© is a free and open source screen reader for the Microsoft Windows operating system. Providing feedback via synthetic speech and Braille, it enables blind or vision impaired people to access computers running Windows for no more cost than a sighted person. Major features include support for over 20 languages and the ability to run entirely from a USB drive with no installation.
• ReadPlease, developer of award-winning text-to-speech software for Windows® based operating systems.
• TextAloud is Text to Speech software that converts your text from MS Word Documents, Emails, Web Pages and PDF Files into natural-sounding speech.
• Text to Speech Software, text to mp3, convert text to wav. This software reads text words to you with different voices you may choose. The text words may be on the screen, in the clipboard, from a text file or other source.
• And if all of that wasn't enough, check out this page.

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