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Screen reader that runs on Microsoft Windows operating systems and provides magnification, speech and Braille support for visually impaired users. Software such as a speech synthesiser and a refreshable Braille display are available.

ScreenReader provides intelligent screen reading with natural voices, Dolphin Cursor and robust Braille support. ScreenReader is specifically designed for people with blindness or anyone that has no useful sight. Because everything you need to know is spoken or brailled, there's no struggling to see the screen - in fact you don't even need one! Perfect for people that rely solely on speech output, use only Braille or prefer a blend of both.

Key Features:

  • Human Sounding Speech:
    • ScreenReader features the high quality, human sounding, Vocalizer Expressive text-to-speech synthesiser to read documents and apps out loud.
    • Characters, words or both can be spoken aloud to improve confidence while writing in any text field such as a document or the Subject field of an email.
    • Read from Here is for when you simply want to have a document or web page spoken to you in its entirety.
    • Quick navigation keys skip forward and back through Microsoft Word documents, web pages in Internet Explorer and PDFs in Adobe Reader.
    • Item Finder speeds up navigating complex documents and web pages
  • Intelligent Screen Reader:
    • Text style information is announced so you can check your documents look great. Fonts, sizes, colours, bold, italic, underline, subscript and superscript changes can all be reported.
    • Verbosity tells you about the types and states of over 60 kinds of control as you tab and arrow around web pages, Windows and app dialogs. Hear if checkboxes are checked. Hear the position of sliders. Hear if links have already been visited.
    • Monitor Markers announce changes occurring elsewhere onscreen away from the cursor. Security notifications appearing in your web browser, file download progress, when the other person in an instant message conversation is typing a message, Monitor Markers will cause ScreenReader to speak automatically.
  • The Dolphin Cursor: Dolphin Cursor explores the screen and controls the mouse, from the keyboard. Perfect for people who cannot see the screen or find using the mouse difficult.
  • Scanand Read Aloud: Scanand read paper documentsand letters; ScreenReader includes inbuilt OCR (Optical Character Recognition) so you can independently read print documents. Just add a scanner! And because the OCR is a ScreenReader feature, simply and conveniently choose the "Scan & Read" button on ScreenReader's Bookshelf tab.
  • Braille Display Support: Over 50 literary and computer Braille translation tables included for Braille beginners, language students and computer programmers. Also includes the new Unified English Braille Code alongside traditional Grade I Uncontracted and Grade II Contracted codes.
  • Getting Startedand Help: ScreenReader comes with everything you need to get you up and running, right away: Setup wizard, video tutorials, Caps+F1 help and key describe mode.
  • Bookshelfand Launch Pad: Conveniently browse and search millions of best sellers, classics and periodicals directly from ScreenReader's Bookshelf tab. Content from Bookshare and other trusted library partners is made instantly accessible with speech and Braille in the ScreenReader.

ScreenReader - Features

Features

Speech

  • High Quality Human Voices Included
  • Choice of Character Echo, Word echo etc.
  • Adjust voice speed and volume
  • Text Style Announcements
  • Announce Text Under Mouse
  • Read From Here
  • Click and Read From Here
  • Speech when Form Filling on webpages
  • Speech at Logon

Screen Reader

  • Dolphin Cursor
  • Quick Navigation Keys
  • Item Finder
  • Preset Verbosity Schemes
  • Create Bespoke Verbosity Settings

Braille

  • Supports a wide range of Serial, USB & Bluetooth Braille Displays
  • Computer & Literary Braille, Grades 1 & 2
  • Supports Physical & Logical Braille
  • Literary Braille input
  • Braille Verbosity Schemes
  • Show Braille on Screen

Magnifier

  • Doc Reader

Visual

  • Highlighting Options (Mouse, Cursor, Focus, Read From Here, Dolphin Cursor)
  • Large High Contrast Mouse Pointers

General

  • Fully accessible control panel
  • Application Settings
  • Situation Settings
  • Setup Wizard
  • Updates available via the Internet
  • Supports Dolphin Scripts
  • Application Sensitive Dolphin Help

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ScreenReader - System Requirements

System Requirements

SuperNova Screen Reader OS Compatibility:

Can be installed on wide and local area networks
  • Citrix & Terminal Server Environments
  • Windows 7 (32-bit editions)
  • Windows 7 (64-bit client editions)
  • Windows Vista 32-bit edition (Service Pack 1 and later)
  • Windows Vista 64-bit edition (Service Pack 1 and later)
  • Windows Vista Business (Service Pack 1 and later)
  • Windows Vista Enterprise (Service Pack 1 and later)
  • Windows Vista Home Basic (Service Pack 1 and later)
  • Windows Vista Home Premium (Service Pack 1 and later)
  • Windows Vista Ultimate (Service Pack 1 and later)
  • Windows XP Home (with Service Pack 2 or later)
  • Windows XP Pro (with Service Pack 2 or later)
NOTE:For Vista (all editions), you should have at least Service Pack 1 installed.
We recommend using the latest Dolphin software version that is available in your language. However; 32-bit editions of Windows Vista are supported from version 8 onwards, Windows 2000 is supported up to version 7.03

System Requirements for SuperNova Screen Reader

  • Dell Optiplex 740 desktop: (Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit)
  • Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ 2.70GHz
    Memory (RAM): 4.00GB
    Harddisk: 200GB
    Audio: Microsoft High Definition Audio (onboard)
    Video: ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro

  • Dell Optiplex 745 desktop: (Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit and Microsoft Windows XP 32-bit)
  • Processor: Intel Pentium D 3.4GHz Memory (RAM): 1.00GB
    Harddisk: 200GB
    Audio: Microsoft High Definition Audio (onboard)
    Video: ATI Radeon X1300/X1550 Series

  • Dell Optiplex 780 desktop: (Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit)
  • Processor: Intel Pentium Dual Core 2.6GHz
    Memory (RAM): 2.00GB
    Harddisk: 230GB
    Audio: Sound MAX Integgrated Digital High Definition audio.
    Video: 1 ATI Radeon HD 3400 Series and 1 NVIDIA GeForce 6200.

  • Dell Optiplex 780 desktop: (Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit)
  • Processor: Intel Pentium Dual Core CPU E5300 2.60GHz
    Memory (RAM): 4.00GB
    Harddisk: 200GB
    Audio: SoundMAX Integrated Digital High Definition Audio
    Video: GeForce 9300 GE, NVIDIA compatible

  • Toshiba Tecra A11 Laptop: (Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core I5CPU CPU M520 2.4GHz, 2 cores (4 logical processors).
    Memory (RAM): 2.00GB
    Harddisk: 230GB
    Audio: Realtek High Definition Audio
    Video: Intel Media Accelerator HD

  • Toshiba Satellite Pro L450 Laptop-13L (Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit)
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T5870 2GHz
    Memory (RAM): 2.00GB
    Harddisk: 80GB
    Audio: Realtek High Definition Audio
    Video: Mobile Intel 4 Series Express

  • Additional:
  • Network: Internet connection - optional but recommended for software updates.
    Optical drive: DVD+-RW (while installing from DVD)
    Connectivity: USB 2.0 (while using the Dolphin Pen).
    Other Operating Systems

    Please note:

    SuperNova has been successfully tested with the following class of machines. Other equivalent hardware combinations are expected to work successfully. This information is offered as a guideline when choosing suitable hardware for running SuperNova. Note, using power saving schemes designed to maximise battery life will likely reduce your system performance for all applications including Dolphin software. For best results it is suggested to use a power scheme which maximises performance.