Accessibility
The Simplified Web Accessibility Guide: Understanding WCAG
It’s hard to know where to start with WCAG. This simple web accessibility guide can help.
Articles by Amy Foxwell
Education
AI in Education: Examples from the Field, Including Voice Technology
Curious how AI in education works today? These examples illustrate the possibilities, with a special focus on voice technology.
Education
Sustainable Text-to-Speech Pricing for Education
Text to speech usage has spiked along with online learning. Does that mean schools must pay more for the technology? In March 2020, the COVID-19… Read the full article
Accessibility
How Text-to-Speech Technology Can Help Improve Diversity and Inclusion in Business
You don’t need a bottom-line justification to invest in diversity and inclusion (D&I) at your workplace. The ethical imperative is enough. But, for the record,… Read the full article
Accessibility
The Top 10 Benefits of Text to Speech for Businesses
It’s hard to make generalizations about business. Every company is unique. Every niche, every market, and every era carries its own challenges. But across industries, and… Read the full article
Education
5 Pronunciation Tools for Educators, and Why They Matter
From the earliest school age, accurate pronunciation is crucial to learning. Poor pronunciation means poor fluency, which in turn means poor comprehension and expression. That’s… Read the full article
Education
Boost Corporate Learning Success With Text to Speech
The world is always changing. Successful companies change with it, but this strategic agility requires a commitment to learning that never stops. In fact, corporate learning… Read the full article
Education
10 Community College Facts: Meeting the Needs of Two-Year Students
Community colleges play a critical role in enhancing the accessibility of tertiary education for students across the United States. By offering open admissions, the majority… Read the full article
Education
Distance Learning and Coronavirus: Engaging Students Online Post-Covid
The COVID-19 pandemic led to a sea of change in the education realm. Around the world, teachers, parents, and students, including those in K-12… Read the full article
Education
5 Benefits of Bimodal Learning
As children and adults, we use all our senses to explore the world. A person may see and smell a flower, or feel and hear… Read the full article
Education
Equality of Access in Education During and After COVID-19
The concept of accessibility is making its way into conversations about the future of every industry, and the educational field is no exception. As schools… Read the full article
Education
5 Ways to Use Audio in Studying to Improve the Learning Experience
Students hear all the time about how technology makes their studies easier. Parents and teachers go on and on about how lucky this generation is… Read the full article
Education
Text to Speech (TTS) and Retaining Students
Educators often struggle to control student retention rates, which describe the percentage of students who return to the same school from one semester to the… Read the full article
Education
How Can Computers Help Children Learn to Read?
Computers play an essential role in boosting equity in many areas of modern society. As our world grows more digitized, the information we have direct… Read the full article
Education
How Bad Employee Training Can Lead To High Training Costs
Smart companies know the value of professional development. Here’s why investing in employee training costs can improve your bottom line.
Education
Approved Uses for ESSER, GEER, and Other CARES Act Funds in Education
The COVID-19 pandemic hit schools hard, forcing more than 90% of students into unprecedented distance learning scenarios, many of which were less effective than you’d hope.… Read the full article
Education
Accessibility In Education: 5 Ways to Help
Education is a necessity that has historically challenged some students more than others. When schools and classrooms require students to learn through a singular method… Read the full article
Education
4 Benefits of Speech to Text for Educators
Being an educator comes with ample rewards and challenges. While instilling knowledge and a love for learning in students can be a fulfilling experience, many… Read the full article
Accessibility
Preparing for the European Accessibility Act’s June 2022 Deadline
One in four European adults have disabilities. That’s 87 million people who may need assistive services to access your company’s digital services, including websites. Removing… Read the full article
Education
e-Learning Voices: Text to Speech or Voice Actors?
For companies building out their e-learning curriculum, we can’t stress enough the importance of adding an audio component to materials. Learning and development (L&D) professionals… Read the full article
Education
Universal Design for Learning: A Comprehensive Introduction
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) can improve outcomes for every learner, but how can you use it in your classroom? Start with this introduction.
Education
The Case for Digital Inclusivity, from the Classroom to the Workplace
You’ve heard of “digital inclusion,” but what is it, exactly? The Building Digital Communities Framework for Action offers a concise definition: Digital inclusion is the… Read the full article
Accessibility
The Complete Guide to the TextAid Literacy Support System
TextAid is an all-in-one literacy support tool for struggling readers and writers. This web-based platform uses ReadSpeaker’s top-quality text-to-speech (TTS) technology to translate written documents… Read the full article
Education
Text to Speech in College Classes: Reviewing the Research
Today in higher education, there is an increasing amount of educational content provided in many different formats, which means an increase in the barriers to… Read the full article