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Accessibility Tools

Recite Me
Accessibility Tool

This entire website is equipped with Recite Me language and accessibility tools to make it more accessible and inclusive for as many people as possible.

This page provides a demonstration video giving an overview of how to use the Recite Me toolbar, a guide to using all of the features on the toolbar, plus a frequently asked question section which includes contact information for Recite Me customer service support as well.

How to Use Recite Me

How do I access the Recite Me toolbar?

Universal Access Icon
Example

You can open the Recite Me language and accessibility toolbar by clicking on the universal access icon button (see example) in the top right corner of the page. If you don’t see the icon, there may be a notification bar blocking it. In that case, click the X symbol in the top right corner of the notification bar and then the Recite Me toolbar icon will appear. This toolbar button now appears in the top right corner on every page of our website. After you click on the universal access icon button, the Recite Me toolbar opens and displays a range of different options for customizing the way the website looks and ways you can interact with the content.

Play Audio

Back: Rewind to the previous paragraph of text
Play: Click the Play button to read the text aloud
Forward: Skip forward to the next paragraph of text

Text Options

Decrease: This will decrease the text size
Font: You can change the font that displays on the page
Increase: This will increase the text size

Color, Ruler &
Screen Mask

Color: Change the background, text, and link colors
Ruler: Click to enable the reading ruler
Screen Mask: Will create a letterbox for focused viewing of a section of the page

Dictionary, Translation
& Magnifier

Dictionary: Highlight and click on this to view the definition of the word
Translation: Translate text into a different language
Magnifier: Click and drag the magnifying glass to magnify text on the screen

Plain Text Mode, Margins & Audio Download

Text Mode: Remove images to view content in plain text mode
Margins: Change the text dimensions by narrowing the width of the text column
Download Audio: Highlight the text then click the button to download the text as an audio file

Settings

Settings: Adjust your Recite Me toolbar settings
Reset: This will restore the default settings
User Guide: This will give you an overview of the Recite Me Toolbar Features

Recite Me:
Frequently
Asked Questions

Recite Me
Web Accessibility and Language Toolbar

Recite Me is innovative cloud-based software that lets visitors view and use our website in a way that works best for them. We’ve added the Recite Me web accessibility and language toolbar to our website to make it accessible and inclusive for as many people as possible. It helps one in four people in the US who have a disability, including those with common conditions like sight loss and dyslexia, access our website in the way that suits them best. It also meets the needs of one in five people in the US who speak a language other than English at home, by translating our web content into over 100 different languages.

How do I access the Recite Me toolbar?

You can open the Recite Me language and accessibility toolbar by clicking on the universal access icon button in the top right corner of the page. This button now appears in the top right corner on every page of our website. After you click on the universal access icon button, the Recite Me toolbar opens and displays a range of different options for customizing the way the website looks and ways you can interact with the content.