7 Text-to-Speech Tools for Dyslexia

Way to Olympics: Jillian Gallays

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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

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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

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 🥇.

Weekly Poll

What work accommodation is the most important for you?

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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.

For Parents
6 Types of Dyslexia? 🤔

For Professionals
7 Hidden Traits of Adult Dyslexia

Podcast

Episode #9: Rethinking Dyslexia

“Dyslexia is still thought of a problem with reading and writing, but that’s just a small part of the picture.”

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4S3Vz16pjCKsOfHsoUpLwG?si=9511b8a471b147a5

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