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You can find out more about assistive technology on \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://www.scope.org.uk/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Scope website\u0022\u003EScope\u2019s website\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EExplain that today you\u2019re going to investigate some of these assistive technologies, which are text-to-speech, screen magnification, dictation software and alternative keyboards.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022text-indent: -18pt;\u0022\u003EExplain what each of the assistive technologies you\u2019re focusing on are:\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ol\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli style=\u0022list-style-type: none;\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EText-to-Speech: \u003C/strong\u003ESoftware that reads text out loud. Text to speech software is sometimes referred to as TTS, or \u2018read aloud\u2019 technology. 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