Tag: BLIND

digg_url = 'http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2007/11/13/ms-word-plugin-will-convert-text-to-audio-for/';Microsoft plans to launch a free plugin next year for Microsoft Word 2003 and 2007 next year that will add a "Save as DAISY" feature to the word processor. What's DAISY? It stands for Digital Accessible Information System, and it's essentially a format for converting text to speech. This isn't ...

Google has released a new Labs experiment called Google Accessible Search. Billed as a tool that prioritizes the typical Google search results by their usability, Accessible Search sorts results based on the simplicity of their page layouts and how gracefully the page degrades (such has removing ads and turning off images). This tool isn't just for those who are tired of blinking Flash ads, or ...