The free application, released as a beta version, provides a range of editing and speech tools to enable internet users to better access information and interact with web pages. It will help researchers and learners complete research and gather information for their studies more efficiently.
It has features such as the text to speech function - where users can have either the whole page or highlighted text read out loud - to enable quicker and easier access to what they need. The toolbar also provides a simple way to adjust the magnification or font used on web pages in order to make it easier to read.
Users can browse a web page or search for what they are looking for without having to read through the entire text. Editing tools such as spell check, dictionary, and font and style formatting can also be selected and applied when working within an interactive web resource such as a blog or social media site.
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The toolbar can be accessed using a ‘favorites folder’ and applied to individual websites (Lite version), or downloaded onto a PC or Mac to be applied to all web pages accessed. It is designed to work with all operating systems and browsers, including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.
Steve Lee at OSS Watch, the open source software advisory service, said: “Even as a beta release it is an accessibility tool that brings an enhanced web experienced to a range of users. It has the potential for sustainability through collaboration from a broad community of interested parties.”
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