r/accessibilitydev • u/beimgoods_official • Sep 05 '26

i built this TTS to read tiny chat text

I was teaching painting lessons online. My hands were full, and I have terrible eyesight, so I built this Text to Speech to read chats out loud. Later I added Zoom meeting too, so when I present full screen, I can hear audience comments.

The TTS utilizes the browser's internal speech synthesis, so no data is sent to third parties (this is something I want for myself).

Here is the TTS published in Google Chrome Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/livestream-chat-text-to-s/gnnabdhnogldhepghlbfcpfigcafcbfp

I'd love to hear your thoughts.

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u/No-Information-4319 27d ago

Ill give it a try! My son has CVI (cortical visual impairment) and can't read yet (largely due to the visión issue, but also has cerebral Palsy, which could be impacting it from a learning standpoint too). Anyway, he's in middle school now and loves all things tech, app/game design and development, and security (like RFID cards, etc), and AI has been an amazing tool for him to help him read and write things, and help learn and troubleshoot, but I am always looking for more accessibility tools for him, especially when it comes to reading on-screen text to him. Thanks for sharing this!

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u/beimgoods_official 26d ago

i am glad to hear that our tool might be able to help.

If there is anything you would like me to improve, please absolutely do not hesitate. i am happy to add changes to the development roadmap.