Listen to Action for Blind People’s website

You can listen to this website by downloading a free tool called Browsealoud onto your computer.

Browsealoud is used to speech enable a website. It may assist the following:

  • People with a mild visual impairment
  • People with dyslexia
  • People with low literacy and reading skills
  • People for whom English is not their first language

You can download Browsealoud free of charge from the Browsealoud website .

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Using Browsealoud

Once Browsealoud is installed you will see a circular icon in the system tray in the lower right section of the screen.

To access the main settings, either:

  • Double click the Browsealoud icon
  • Right click the Browsealoud icon, then left click OPEN BROWSEALOUD SETTINGS
  • Hold down CTRL + WINDOWS LOGO + TAB to toggle to the System Tray, use the right arrow to select the Browsealoud icon, then press RETURN.

By moving through the appropriate tabs within the main settings box, elements such as speech, pronunication, updates etc can be altered to suit individual requirements and taste.

Uninstalling Browsealoud

Should you wish to uninstall Browsealoud, full instructions are available on how to do this from the uninstall section of the Browsealoud website.

Assistive Technology

Advances in technology are now providing people with the opportunity to communicate more efficiently and effectively and our advisers are here to help.

Call us on our National Freephone Helpline: 0800 915 4666

Action for Blind People Registered Charity Number 205913

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