Accessibility : Browsealoud

Browsealoud Speech Enabling of the Town of Amherstburg Web site

Browsealoud is a solution that allows you the option of having Web site content read to you. As you move the cursor over text, it is spoken aloud. Browsealoud is free to download and you have control over the voice, word pronunciations and speech highlighting.

You simply download a small browser plug-in and once installed, content on the site can be spoken aloud. Browsealoud is FREE for you the user. The Town of Amherstburg subscribes to Browsealoud to increase accessibility for all residents and visitors.

To install Browsealoud, click on the Browsealoud logo and follow the instructions. The size of the installation ranges from between 200k and 2.5 MB depending on your operating system. It should take no longer than 10 minutes using a 56k modem. Additional speech engines and languages are available to download.





System Requirements for Browsealoud version 3.1. (PC Version)

    * Operating Systems: Windows 95, 98, 98SE, NT, 2000 and XP
    * Pentium 350MHz Processor
    * Windows 98, 2000, XP, ME or NT4
    * Sound Card and Speakers
    * 128 MB RAM (256MB recommended)
    * 20 MB Free Disk Space
    * Reccommended Browsers: Firefox, Internet Explorer 5.5, Netscape Navigator 7, Mozilla 1.7.3 upwards.

System Requirements for Browsealoud version 4 (PC Version)

    * Operating Systems: Windows 2000, XP or Vista
    * Recommended Browsers: Internet Explorer 6 or above
    * Adobe Reader 7 or 8 and Microsoft Word XP or above
    * Pentium 350MHz + upwards Processor
    * Good quality sound card and speakers