var fDesc=new Array(); fDesc[0] = "Suite of cross-platform text-to-speech tools, with which a computer reads text aloud. The tools have a series of text-to-speech interfaces, including a stand alone interface and a converter to save the speech to an MP3. Other possible added tools include a Mozilla Firefox plug-in and a dockable version.

Students at Learning Disabilities Services will be the first users. Everyone, however, can take advantage of the tools, for example, to create MP3 of a text and listen to it on the road. The reading software is a critical tool to help students with reading weaknesses. Having the computer read text aloud to students helps them circumvent their difficulty of processing printed text."; function tShowHide(id, show) { var s = document.getElementById("desc"); if ((s.innerHTML.length<=212 || show==1) && show!=2) { s.innerHTML = fDesc[id]; if (document.getElementById('m1')) document.getElementById('m1').style.display='none'; if (document.getElementById('m2')) document.getElementById('m2').style.display='none'; if (document.getElementById('more_txt')) document.getElementById('more_txt').style.display='inline'; } else { s.innerHTML = ''; } }