Name: More Than a Voice: Text to Speech as a Support for Learning
Start: 2019-02-26T10:30:00-0600
End: 2019-02-26T11:30:00-0600

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More Than a Voice: Text to Speech as a Support for Learning

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Text to speech is a powerful learning support for a variety of learners who struggle with print This session will cover a wide range of text to speech supports across all platforms: iOS, Android, the Mac, Windows, Chromebooks and even smart speakers such as the Amazon Echo and Google Home. The goal is to give you a flexible yet robust toolkit to support all learners in accessing the curriculum using the powerful speech supports now built into many devices.

Presenters

Luis Perez

Inclusive Learning Consultant, Eye on Access

Luis Pérez is a technical assistance specialist for the National Center on Accessible Educational Materials at CAST. In this role, he promotes the creation, delivery and use of high quality accessible educational materials and technologies to support equitable learning opportunities... Read More →

Tuesday February 26, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am CST
Utopia D: Apple Education (2nd Floor)

Featured Speaker Session

Strand Special Education and ESL/ELL
Target Grade Level Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School, High School, Higher Education
Target Audience Skill Level Intermediate
TAGS Inclusion, UDL, Accessibility

#ICE19 Annual Conference

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Luis Perez