Listen to this website with Browsealoud text reader

Browsealoud is a free tool that speech enables website content. It offers a practical website access service to people with reading difficulties and those who find it easier to listen to, rather than read the content of our website.

Browsealoud assists in the navigation of our website for the following section of the population:

Those with literacy and reading difficulties
Those where English is not the first language
People with Dyslexia
Those with mild visual impairment

Browsealoud features include:

Free to download
Easy to use
Control of voice, pitch and speed
User defined hotkeys to activate and deactivate speech
A pronunciation engine to add words and define how a word is pronounced
The option to add voices to those already on the computer
The option to have the program start when the computer starts
A circular icon in the system tray is present when the program is running

The software is free to use and requires no registration.

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Please note this software may take a few minutes to download.

System Requirements:

Operating Systems - Windows 2000 & XP (Mac Operating System X 10.2.8 or later)
Pentium 350MHz + upwards Processor
Sound Card and Speakers 256 MB RAM (512MB recommended)
20 MB Free Disk Space
Recommended Browsers - Internet Explorer 5.5, Firefox 1.5 upwards, Netscape Navigator 7 upwards, Safari
Minimum Specification - Acrobat Reader 7.0.5

Once you have downloaded Browsealoud simply go to any page on our site and use your mouse or keyboard to select the text that you want to be read.

For help please visit the Browsealoud website or contact us at bromleyfamilies@bromley.gov.uk