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Bridging the communication gaps.

OATS News

March 2008

Power Reader A dyslexic text reader/learning tool, Power Reader is a graphical, interactive text reader integrated with computer text-to-speech whose level of focus, complexity, and detail is adjustable according to the user's needs.

E-triloquist This softawre has an input area on the screen for entering a text or audio phrase which is to be spoken or played. With the press of the "Enter" key or a mouse click, the text is converted to speech and sent to a voice synthesizer which conveys the message in mellifluous tones. Audio phrases are played as recorded.

SymVoc is aimed to help less able people to communicate with others using symbols and speech synthesis.

SteadyMouse is free software designed to assist people with the hand tremors that commonly go along with Parkinson's disease, Multiple sclerosis, etc.

OpenEducationDisc This software builds on the OpenDisc and is aimed directly at schools and students aged 10 to 21+ giving the necessary tools to help them complete homework/coursework assignments.

giving the gift of communication