Township of Wilmot extends the reach of its online community by enabling BrowseAloud

ANTRIM, U.K. - June 4, 2013 - PRLog -- The Township of Wilmot is a small urban/ rural municipality with a population of 20,000 in the region of Waterloo, Canada.

With 27% of the Canadian population unable to interact online, this invaluable technology makes access to municipality information/ services easier, as well as empowering vulnerable groups to engage online independently.

Committed to identifying, addressing and removing barriers, the Township of Wilmot is achieving their goal to provide municipal information in ‘alternate formats’ to residents with disabilities, and comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) aim to ‘interact and communicate with persons with various types of disability’.

By implementing BrowseAloud on their website, they will support the ageing population, those with cognitive disabilities such as dyslexia, literacy difficulties, mild visual impairments and those who have English as a second language.

The Township of Wilmot is dedicated to promoting a barrier-free Township for employees, citizens and all who live, work, visit and invest in Wilmot.

BrowseAloud provides speech and reading support tools to online content that is designed to give the user an alternative way to access information. It reads all accessible website content aloud in a high quality, human sounding voice, which can be altered to suit the individual’s specific needs. Additional features include dual-colour highlighting, text magnification, a dictionary, an MP3 Maker, a translator and screen masking.

The reach of BrowseAloud now extends to all major devices. Whether website visitors are using a Smartphone, Tablet, PC or Mac to browse your site, BrowseAloud provides the reading support many web visitors require.
To get BrowseAloud for your device, visit the ‘Get BrowseAloud’ page at www.browsealoud.com/GetBrowseAloud. For more information, please contact Keri on Tel: +44(0)28 9442 8105 or Email: k.mcwilliams@browsealoud.com

Note to Editors

BrowseAloud:

BrowseAloud is the world leading reading support solution from Texthelp, which is designed to improve access to online information for the ageing population, those with cognitive disabilities such as dyslexia, literacy difficulties, mild visual impairments or where English is a second language. With a selection of 26 high‐quality voices covering 15 languages and a number of unique features, BrowseAloud helps to promote equality, meet the needs of a diverse community and build a fair and inclusive environment for all.

Texthelp was formally incorporated in 1996 and specialize in the design of assistive software solutions to support those struggling to read and write. The company is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Adobe Solutions Network Developer, Apple Business Partner, HP Business Partner and is ISO 9001:2008 accredited. For the past twelve consecutive years, Texthelp has been a Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Award winning company.

For more information about BrowseAloud, contact:

Keri McWilliams

T: +44(0)28 9442 8105

E: k.mcwilliams@browsealoud.com

W: www.browsealoud.com