AspireReader, a Section 508 compliant software reader, provides a user-friendly experience for students and readers of all ages, while providing special features and navigation controls for individuals with sensory and cognitive disabilities. The AspireReader 4.0 is an enhanced version of the CAST eReader.

Features List

• Digital talking book player reads aloud DAISY 2.02, 3.0 and NIMAS digital talking books via human-recorded or computer generated speech
• Accessible web browser reads aloud WWW pages
• Talking word processor reads aloud content created by the teacher or student

Blind and Low Vision

• Read aloud via human-recorded or computer generated speech
• Reading speed control to ensure understanding
• Advanced navigation and search
• Keyboard controlled shortcut keys
• Electronic bookmarks and note taking
• "Where am I now?" feature
• Playable via CD, DVD, WWW, etc.

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

• Sign Language display of text*
• Sentence-by-sentence and word-by-word highlighting

Learning and Cognitive Disabilities

• Reading speed control to ensure understanding
• Word-by-word and sentence-by-sentence highlighting
• Customizable user interface for better focus on learning segments

Physical and Mobility Impairments

• Keyboard-controlled shortcut keys
• Adaptations for input/output control devices

English Language Learners and Foreign Language Speakers

• Simple integration of foreign language voices*
• Foreign language translation*
• Foreign language dictionary for word equivalents and definitions*
• Customizable user-interface for demographic appropriateness*
   ° * Features provided through separately purchased product extensions

System Requirements

Windows

• Minimum 1Ghz processor
• Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, ME or XP
• 256MB of RAM (384MB recommended)
• 200MB of available hard-disk space
• Minimum 2X CD-ROM drive
• Internet Explorer 6.0

Macintosh

• Minimum PowerPC 600 Mhz G3 processor
• Minimum Mac OS X v.10.3
• 256MB of RAM (512MB recommended)
• 200MB of available hard-disk space
• Minimum 2X CD-ROM drive
• Internet Browser Safari 1.3

The new AspireReader 4.0 helps struggling students improve reading and learning outcomes by providing access to digital talking books, Internet pages, and word processing through synchronized visual, auditory and tracking feature functions.

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