Voice Web Studio™ simplifies accessibility solutions for accessing Web content:

• What is SALT?
• Accessibility through Speech
• Consumer Cost Savings
• OEM Partner Support
• Product Press Release

What is SALT?
The Speech Application Language Tags (SALT) specification, developed by Microsoft, Cisco, Intel and other industry leaders, is an emerging technology standard for deploying speech enabled accessibility services that will reach out to the world’s 40 million visually impaired. SALT adheres a speech interface to existing Web markup languages such as HTML, XHTML and XML. Using SALT means greater flexibility in creating accessible content that speaks to the user, similar to the experience of a screen reader reading content on the screen. Unlike a screen reader, the SALT technology embedded within your existing Web site will listen and respond to the user's spoken words. Voice Web Studio is the easiest and most affordable development tool on the market today for adding SALT to Web pages.

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Accessibility through Speech
Web sites authored with Voice Web Studio in Macromedia Dreamweaver™ MX enable the end-user of the disabled community to access existing Web content using standard computers, without having to pay for screen reading software that can cost in excess of $1,000 USD each. By using common skills and a familiar development environment, Web developers can enhance existing Web sites into speech enabled accessibility sites.

Example Speech Enabled Web sites:

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Consumer Cost Savings
To the end-user, speech enabled sites are FREE. The speech plugin that installs on the user's Internet Explorer is about the same installation size as popular screen reading software. Once installed, speech enabled sites read the contents back to the user, as well as allow the user to verbally fill out and navigate forms and documents and link to other pages. By using Voice Web Studio, companies leverage their investments by reusing existing Web content and programming skills to support both types of the disabled consumer, those who have screen readers and those who do not.

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OEM Partner Support
The regulatory push that is fostering the growth of the accessibility market, Section 508 of the American Disabilities Act, is just the beginning. Speech enabled documents and Web sites will become the single de facto deployment method of choice for universal accessibility of Web content. Voice Web Solutions OEM partners maintain a working knowledge of Voice Web Studio and offer consulting services or products that compliment SALT technology. Our partners make it easier for users to implement speech enabled Web sites, as well as market and distribute Voice Web Studio to target audiences.

Example OEM Partner Consulting Services:

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