Dr David Pollak, Principal Lecturer in Learning Support & Dyslexia Studies, De Montfort University - '…nothing beats the Textic Toolbars!'
Vicki McNicholl, a Director of the BDA - 'This simple to use toolbar enables … full access to the information available throughout the site.'
Lynn Greenwold, PATOSS – 'The toolbars make our website more accessible and show our users that we care about them…'
Debbie Farnfield, ADC Thames Valley – '…improved readability, definitely, but also a read aloud function, using a natural-sounding voice, that allows even a non-reader access to the information on the site.'
Andrew Brown, Corporate Affairs Director, British Printing Industries Federation – '..we strongly support any developments that will assist people individuals to access and enjoy the written word.'
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The web site for the Adult Dyslexia Centre (Thames Valley) aims to enable all readers access to the information presented on the site. We have been using the TEXTIC Talklets tool bar on our site to help us achieve this aim.
Dyslexic (and non-dyslexic) readers often need a different colour background to read from due to a difficulty sometimes known as Scotopic Sensitivity – difficulties reading black print off a white background. This preference is met by the toolbar’s function of changing the background colour of text. Difficulties with tracking text from left to right and down the page are minimised by the use of the highlighting function, one line or several. One of our members commented how relieved he was to have text also read out to him in an understandable voice using the toolbar.
The toolbar’s strengths? Improved readability, definitely, but also a read aloud function, using a natural-sounding voice, that allows even a non-reader access to the information on the site.
