Ouput Devices for Special Needs Users

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What are screen readers?
Screen readers are software programs that allow blind or visually impared users to read text on a computer screen.
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How do screen readers work?
Range available. For example, magnifiers to enlarge text or software which outputs text as speech or devices which turn text to braille.
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How do actuators work?
Actuators create movement based on computer requests. These are put into multiple input devices to help mobility disabilities.
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What is a voice synthesiser?
Speech Synthesis is the artifical production of human speech.
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How do voice synthesisers work?
A spoken output on a computer for those who can't communicate verbally. They can 'read' text inputs using other devices.
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How do screen readers work?

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Range available. For example, magnifiers to enlarge text or software which outputs text as speech or devices which turn text to braille.

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How do actuators work?

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What is a voice synthesiser?

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How do voice synthesisers work?

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