A VISION IMPAIRED PERSON DEVELOPS TEXT TO VOICE SOFTWARE

 S. Prethepan is a vision impaired person who was trained in ICT skills by #Manique Gunaratne who is also a #visually #impaired person. He is a graduate from #University of #Jaffna and now working at the Student Support Centre for Students with #Disabilities in University of Jaffna. S. Prethepan has developed a the “Text to Voice” software which is useful for visually impaired persons who are using screen readers

This is a software called "Text to Voice" used to convert documents such as '.txt', '.docx., '.pdf' to voice in '.mp3. format. It needs an internet connection for the conversion. This is a portable version. It does not require you to install it on your computers. This is only for windows-based operating system computers. It can convert multiple languages such as Tamil, Sinhala, English, Hindi, ETC. It is an open-source software. Please download the software from:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/177r8vAnYxkzuIbnHa2jHrzAa3JyYcqSs/view?usp=sharing 

For further details please contact:

S. Prethepan on +94773445595 or on prethepan79@gmail.com


Man sitting at a desk and using a desktop computer in a home setting. The man has short black hair, wears glasses, a light blue shirt, and a wristwatch. The desk is covered with a red and yellow patterned cloth. On the desk, there is a computer monitor displaying a colorful desktop wallpaper, a keyboard, a mouse, a mousepad, and a small black speaker.   Behind the desk, there is a wooden shelf unit with several trophies, a couple of awards or certificates, and a few stuffed toys. The room has cream-colored walls, red flooring, and a window with white curtains. There are some papers and items on the furniture in the background, adding to the lived-in, cozy appearance of the room.


#Kishara #Manique Gunaratne

Founder: Kishara Trust


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