The Outdoor Adventure Group

Look for this logo on the all of the pages to activate it; usualy at the bottom of the page!

To activate the RokTalk Bar

The OAG Websit is 'ROKTalklets' enabled, ROKTalklets lets the web talk to you.

ROKTalklets helps web users who are:

• Blind or visually-impaired

• Dyslexic

• Illiterate, or still learning to read

• Functionally illiterate (who may have trouble using computers)

• Unable to use a mouse

ROKTalklets Features

• Text-to-speech technology - hear the text on a website read aloud

• Save text as mp3 file – take web content with you on your portable music player wherever you go

• Text zoom controls

• Word-by-word text highlighting to make the words easier to read

• Choice of text highlighting colour

• Spoken dictionary – gives an instant definition of any word

• Pronunciation correction – users can let us know of words pronounced incorrectly, and we will fix them

• Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF Document Reader – these files can be read by ROKTalk just like your website

The ROKTalk (ROKTalklets) service enables our website to be read in natural sounding voices, using either mouse over or a set of standard keyboard commands.

• ROKTalklets reads any website text selected or highlighted by the user's cursor in high quality, life-like voices

• No installation or special software needed

• It is fully delivered as a hosted service

• Works cross-platform and cross-browser

• Immediately available to all website visitors, anywhere in the world

• Easily editable custom pronunciation dictionary

• Customisable interface and appearance

• Very easy to use and intuitive

• Keyboard control in addition to standard mouse control

• Dictionary/Thesaurus - simple right-click offers a spoken definition of any word, providing a better understanding of the text, and useful jargon busting.

Visit their website at 'www.textic.com' for full details.

To activate the RokTalk Bar