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Write:OutLoud

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Designed for students, Write:OutLoud is an easy-to-use word processor that lets users see and hear what they type. Equipped with a text-to-speech function, the software can speak words and sentences, read whole entries, and repeat text as often as users desire. Write:OutLoud offers all the features of a word processor, including a spell checker, font selections, search functions, and more. It provides special customizable functions for those who want read-aloud and other capabilities.

Product Highlights

Write:OutLoud offers:

  • Shortcut buttons: Menu options or key commands run all functions, so users can easily move through and format the text without complicated commands.
  • Customizable color options: Users can choose screen and font colors, and easily highlight words or sentences in different colors.
  • Multi-sensory cueing abilities

Because it offers essential word processing functions and speech capabilities, Write:OutLoud has many applications both at home and at school, for those with and without disabilities.

Disclaimer

CAST does not necessarily endorse this product or consider it fully universally designed. CAST applauds the inclusion of universally designed features in this product and wishes to illustrate some of those features for educational purposes.

Page updated April 26, 2001

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