Dragon assists second language users

The product has four different tools in one software package and offers help to anyone struggling with dyslexia or reading difficulties, using English as a second language, wanting to learn a foreign language or suffering from sight loss or limited vision. It is available from the retail division of local specialist distributor Workgroup.

Features

• Speech recognition enables users to create documents and email messages faster by simply using their voices.
  
• Reading and writing support toolbar makes text more accessible, by converting it to speech as it is being read or written and delivering it in a human-like voice.
  
• Screen magnifier and reader magnifies the screen or selected area by up to six times for visually impaired users and includes full speech feedback
  
• Reader Ruler offers a highlighting and magnifying within which items can be magnified and have their contrast changed - useful for users with dyslexia or attention deficit disorder
  
• Colour overlay changes colour of screen overlay and varies level of tint to provide clearer view
  
• Language learning assistant - assists in pronunciations and meanings and includes bilingual dictionaries.