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WebbIE and Accessible Programs

WebbIE is an excellent Internet browser that transforms any web site you visit into a text-based page that any person can read using their favorite screen reader. WebbIE comes with a dozen other fully accessible utilities, such as an adapted Gutenberg library, a PDF reader, and a disk explorer, among others.

• Publisher: Alasdair King
• Home page: www.webbie.org.uk
• Last updated: December 27th, 2012

Window-Eyes

Window-Eyes is a reading application for the blind and visually impaired, that converts components of the Windows operating system into synthesized speech allowing for complete and total access to Windows based computer systems. Applications that utilize standard Microsoft controls will be spoken automatically with little to no configuration necessary.

• Publisher: GW Micro, Inc.
• Home page: www.gwmicro.com
• Last updated: October 31st, 2013

Typer

The main task of this game is: to help for visually impaired and blind children to learn keyboard. This program is addressed to children from 5 to 12 years old, but it may be useful for other children too. Please note this program is focused on QWERTY� keyboard and we can�t guarantee that this program will work properly with other types of keyboards.

• Publisher: VIPgameszone
• Last updated: March 27th, 2015

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Accessible FreeCell

Accessible FreeCell SV is designed specifically for visually impaired computer users. This version contains a copy of the Eloquence software speech synthasizer, allowing everyone to have complete access to this game. Accessible FreeCell SV is an accessible version of the popular solitaire card game, FreeCell, that is included with some versions of Windows.

• Publisher: gamesforblind.com
• Last updated: December 31st, 2008

TAB Player

TAB Player is a DAISY book player developed by the Department of Computer Engineering of the King Mongkut University of Technology Thonburi for the Thailand Association of the Blind. Intended for both Thai and English books, this neat DAISY player comes in a multi-language, self-voiced interface. It plays text-only, audio-only, and hybrid DAISY books up to the 2.02 specification of the standard.

• Publisher: Thailand Association of the Blind
• Last updated: June 30th, 2008

eClipseReader EyeNet

eClipseReader EyeNet is an excellent downloading, conversion, and reading tool specifically devised for blind and visually impaired persons who wish to read books in the DAISY format using their computer. It combines all the features available in this well-known DAISY reader with the possibility of browsing the Web and download text files, DAISY books, and DTB-DNA or DTB-RDNA files.

• Publisher: Innovative Rehabilitation Technologies, Inc.
• Last updated: December 28th, 2011

TalkingLogBook

TalkingLogBook is an Amateur Radio logbook for visually impaired or disabled individuals. Blind radio amateurs may find the program useful. Large standard fonts can be "magnified" for other users. The speech capability may be useful to either blind or visually impaired individuals.

• Publisher: WB5KIA
• Last updated: March 19th, 2010

GWSkype

GWSkype will always make the Skype service available to blind and visually impaired computer users regardless of new versions of Skype that are released. GWSkype is a demonstration of the power of interfacing with Window-Eyes. All blind and visually impaired users who are running Windows can use GWSkype at no cost. Even those consumers not running Window-Eyes can still download and use GWSkype.

• Publisher: GW Micro, Inc.
• Last updated: December 24th, 2011

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GOM Player

There are dozens of free media players and then there’s GOM Player. Apart from the obvious video and audio playback capabilities, this absolutely free player offers you a plethora of other functions that rival the most comprehensive media players. It supports all the most popular media codecs and searches for any other codec not present in its built-in library.

• Publisher: Gretech Corp.
• Home page: www.gomlab.com
• Last updated: March 28th, 2024

Foxit Reader

Foxit Reader lets you view, annotate, form fill, and sign PDF across desktop, mobile, and web – no matter if you’re at the office, home, or on the go. Experience the power of PDF through a full functioned PDF Reader. Reading and printing PDF couldn’t be easier. Leverage existing forms and workflows with standard PDF (Acroforms) and XFA (XML Form Architecture) form filling.

• Publisher: Foxit Software Incorporated
• Home page: www.foxitsoftware.com
• Last updated: August 1st, 2023

RegClean Pro

Enhance overall PC performance and make it more stable with RegClean Pro. RegClean Pro cleans, repairs and optimizes Windows registry. It fixes invalid registry entries from old files and programs that no longer exist improving PC performance. Old items in the registry over time degrade system speed. RegClean Pro to offer smoother performance helps fix these invalid entries.

• Publisher: Systweak Inc
• Home page: www.systweak.com
• Last updated: July 24th, 2024

Photo-Brush

Photo Brush is a comprehensive tool designed to help you edit digital photos and enhance images. It acts as a painting program providing a variety of tools for photo retouching and adjusting. The app comes with an optional UI designed for visually impaired users.

• Publisher: Mediachance
• Home page: www.mediachance.com
• Last updated: January 17th, 2011

Text to Speech Maker

People with difficulties in accessing printed text will find Text to Speech Maker an extremely simple and useful tool to convert text into audio. It uses any synthetic voice installed on your system to produce audio files in WAV, MP3, or VOX format, and reads aloud any text you paste on its main window. Its batch support will let you convert as many text files as required in one single operation.

• Publisher: xrlly software
• Last updated: May 26th, 2020

AMIS

AMIS stands for Adaptive Multimedia Information System.AMIS offers a fully-featured multimedia reading experience. AMIS is a software program that you can use to read DAISY books. Its self-voicing,that means no specialized screen-reading software is needed in order for it to be used by visually impaired people. AMIS is open source software and you can purchase it free.

• Publisher: DAISY Consortium
• Home page: www.daisy.org
• Last updated: January 25th, 2010

Pistonsoft Text to Speech Converter

Text to Speech Converter is a small tool that uses any SAPI5 synthetic voice installed in your system to read aloud any DOC, RTF, PDF, HTML, and TXT document, or any text copied and pasted into the program’s interface. Besides, the generated audio can be saved in either MP3 or WAV files, thus allowing you to create your own audio books and store them for later use.

• Publisher: Piston Software
• Home page: www.pistonsoft.com
• Last updated: July 29th, 2011

Digital Clock GT-7

This is a free and customizable desktop clock with big numbers that can be useful for visually impaired people and senior citizens. You can customize it by changing the color of the background and that of the font. Nevertheless, you can set it to appear always on top. If you want to change your default Windows clock, then this may be a good option.

• Publisher: Style-7
• Last updated: February 24th, 2012

Ultra Hal Text-to-Speech Reader

This program will read your documents out loud. You can listen to Internet pages, E-mail and standart Windows dialogs too. This program works with AOL, AIM, ICQ and MSN Messenger clients. You can choose the parts of the text to listen to. You have an oppurtunity to make all your programes speak.

• Publisher: Zabaware, Inc.
• Home page: www.zabaware.com
• Last updated: May 26th, 2020

TotalMedia

ArcSoft TotalMedia 3.5 is an all-in-one media application that will allow you to enjoy and manage all your audio, video and photo libraries with an intuitive and easy-to-use interface. Not only can you play most of your media files, but it will also let you watch your favourite TV channels and listen to your preferred radio stations. It will also burn your media files in both DVD and CD.

• Publisher: ArcSoft
• Last updated: September 6th, 2011