I could not easily find what choices you have for voices, but this might work - internet connection required:

http://www.texthelp.com/north-america/our-products/readwrite/features-pc/web-apps#Speech They have a web app - not sure how this works?

A workaround that could work for the next six months - again, internet connection required:

- use a desktop replicator app, I use Splashtop, on the iPad and then you can use the ipad just like the computer. Whatever software she is using should come through on the iPad. I have a mac desktop computer and I just tried it. I use the text to speech feature built into mac quite often to proofread text. I just typed the hotkey on the iPad like I do on the desktop and my iPad is talking!

Let us know what you find out.

Antoinette Verdone, MSBME, ATP

Assistive Technology Consultant

ImproveAbility, LLC

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From: "Alisa Brownlee" <xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, December 06, 2011 3:38 pm
To: "National ALS Association AT Listserv" <xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
<xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Hello my fellow AT Professionals.

I am hoping you can help me out to assist a PALS (see email below) She wants an iPad but can't find her "voice" on any apps. Currently, she is using Fiona voice on NextUp and wants it on the iPad but the NextUp folks have said their app is about 6 months away.

I am familiar with quite a few apps but don't know if the RealSpeak voices are on any of the communication apps. Do any of you know? Reading her email (which is below) makes me sad and so desperate to help her.

Thanks everyone!

Alisa

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From my PALS:

The voices on other apps like Speak It are are clear but they aren't 'me' if you know what I mean. They get the job done but they make me sad. I had a nice voice that was a mix of European and American, I used to be on the stage and was eloquent, it was beautiful and unique if I do say so myself. Fiona is the only voice that has personality that I can relate to. I know it seems petty but I have had to give up so much of my vanity with this disease that when I found this one small thing, I clung to it.

Alisa Brownlee, ATP
Clinical Manager, Assistive Technology Services

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