The accessibility features contained in the iPad include the VoiceOver screen reader, zoom functionality, the ability to reverse the colour scheme, the ability to play back captioned video and the ability to change the sound from stereo to a mono output.
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The update, released yesterday, enables VoiceOver to provide audio feedback on all Skype functions, including contacts and call history. The inclusion of VoiceOver support enables people who are blind or vision impaired to access the full benefits of Skype, including free phone calls to other Skype users around the world.
Further information about Skype for the iPhone can be found on the Skype website.
The application differs from other e-readers in that it uses both speech and a visual representation of a book, highlighting the text as the narrator readers through it. Based on PDF files, the voice is either pre-recorded and read out with the story, or the application uses high quality text-to-speech to deliver the audio content.
