Talklets from ROK Talk delivers immediate accessibility-enhancing web text vocalisation for all visitors to your website. Because Talklets is server-based, users can benefit from its range of assistive features without the need to download or install software on their own computers.

Key benefits of Talklets for end users

• Users can hear the text on a website read aloud instantly
• Users can hear any text spoken in a foreign language, instantly (Talklets Plus only)
• Voices are clear and natural
• Easy-to-use interface with a variety of controls
• Ready to use the moment you arrive - nothing to download or install on your computer
• Speaking keyboard controls for blind users

Key benefits for website owners

• Legal Compliance and Best Practice– implementing our server-based service on your site constitutes a "reasonable adjustment" to help disadvantaged users, while providing downloadable services leave the onus of accessibility on the end user
• Wider Web Audience – with disadvantaged users and non-English speaking visitors now catered for, your website will reach out to a larger number of people
• Better Service - you will also be providing your visitors with a considerate, higher-quality service
• Customisable - you can design Talklets to fit the look and feel of your site perfectly by customising and branding the interface
• Simple Deployment – one or two lines of code are added to your website's template, nothing more
• Usage Statistics – see how many people are using the service on your site
• Dedicated Support from ROK Talk

Talklets Features

• Server-based text-to-speech service- unlike downloadable text-to-speech software, our server-based technology means that a visitor to a site has full access to Talklets wherever they are in the world. The screen-reader intelligently understands grammar and punctuation, quickly bringing any text to life in a range of clear and natural-sounding voices.
• Real-time spoken translation (Talklets Plus only) – any visitor to your site will be able to hear the English text instantly spoken aloud in a foreign language. They will also see a text translation of the text, to improve comprehension and improve language-learning.
• Save text as MP3 file - any passage of text can be saved as an audio file in an instant. Time-poor visitors can now listen to the wealth of information available online while on the move, and students can improve their retention by memorizing vocalized notes.
• Visual controls - visitors can easily adjust the text size on a website at the click of a button, making it easier on the eyes. Users can also select the colour in which the text is highlighted as Talklets reads it.
• Reading Speed - users choose the voice's reading speed, so they can better understand the spoken information.
• Dictionary/Thesaurus - a simple right-click offers a spoken definition of any word, providing a better understanding of the text, and useful jargon busting.
• Pronunciation correction – users can let us know of words that are pronounced incorrectly, and we will fix them.
• Keyboard Controls - visually-impaired visitors, or those who have difficulty using a mouse, can use our spoken keyboard instructions ("Talking Hotkeys") to navigate a site quickly and easily.
• Document Reader - in the past, PDF and Word documents were barriers for text-to-speech technology. Thanks to new developments from Talklets, website visitors now have access to all the information available online with the same high-quality voices, speed and ease of use they have come to expect from the ROK Talk service.