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7 Text-to-Speech Tools for Dyslexia

7 Text-to-Speech Tools for Dyslexia

Way to Olympics: Jillian Gallays

August 01, 2024 • Read: 4 minutes

Welcome, Lexic Minds Community!

In this edition, you will find the following resourceful topics:

Blog of the week: 7 Text-to-Speech Tools for Dyslexia
#LexicMinds Way to Olympics: Jillian Gallays
Poll: What work accommodation is the most important for you?
Tools & Tips: Otter AI
Featured Videos:
- For Professionals: 7 Hidden Traits of Adult Dyslexia
- For Parents: 6 Types of Dyslexia? 🤔
Podcast: Episode #9: Rethinking Dyslexia

7 Text-to-Speech Tools for Dyslexia

Photo: Unsplash

Why read me:

Reading. An experience to absorb knowledge or travel to other worlds. If you struggle to keep pace, the following question might be familiar:

What if a friend could always read any text out loud to me?

We introduce you to 7 incredibly handy text-to-speech tools for Dyslexia, or so to say, your new best friends.

Tip Box:

Psst! LexicMinds has a directory of assistive tech tools and product reviews. A true treasure for your dyslexic brilliance. Browse here.

On the Way to Olympics: Jillian Gallays

Photo: @jilliangallays on Instagram

In our last week honoring #lexicminds at the Olympics, we have Jillian Gallays. She is a wrestling star from Canada’s team who was diagnosed with Dyslexia at an early age.

A six times Canadian National Champion.

🏆 Great Achievements:

She won a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
She represented Canada in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

💡Dyslexia as a Brilliant Advantage:

“I believe that small wins pave the way for significant changes.”

Jillian Gallays

We hope you got inspired in our weekly series of Olympians 🥇.

Source: Jillian Gallays Website and Olympic.ca

Weekly Poll

Tools and Tips

Otter AI

A dyslexic mind in corporate? Otter AI is your meeting assistant who will create transcripts for you, automated summaries, action items and more from your meetings.

Pros ➕

Precision: Users have reported great accuracy when transcribing.
Great to-dos list: It generates a list to follow after your meeting. Unique feature for ADHD/Dyslexia.

Cons ➖

Lack of Automations: No custom options to choose which meetings to transcribe.
No Training: Some users have mentioned that being able to teach the AI terms or context would be beneficial.