Self-voicing

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A self-voicing application is an application that provides an aural interface without requiring a separate screen reader. Self-voicing applications can be an important form of assistive technology, useful to those who have difficulty reading or seeing.

A prominent group of self-voicing applications are talking web browsers. Traditionally, talking web browsers have been specially created, as was the case with:

A more recent trend has seen the self-voicing capabilities added to mainstream web browsers with free add-ons. In 2004 Opera Software created an self-voicing and speech-recognition extension for the Windows version of their web browser[1]. And in 2005 Charles L. Chen devised Fire Vox, an extension that adds speech capabilities to the Mozilla Firefox web browser on Mac, Windows, or Linux.[2]

A second important category are broader self-voicing applications that function as what T. V. Raman calls "complete audio desktops"[3], including editing, browsing, and even gaming capabilities. These include his own Emacspeak enhancement for Emacs and Karl Dahlke's Edbrowse.

  1. ^ Opera Sings with IBM's Speech Technology: New version of Opera Embeds ViaVoice from IBM (Opera press release, 23 March 2004). Accessed 2007-02-03.
  2. ^ Charles L. Chen, About Fire Vox. Accessed 2007-02-03.
  3. ^ T. V. Raman, Emacspeak - The Complete Audio Desktop. Accessed 2007-02-03.

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