Some text-to-speech programs

• Talking word processors (TextEase, Write:Outloud, Clicker, etc)

+ Integrated speech, writing tools, cheap

- Less common file format, no direct scan into them

• Specialist scan/read (Kurzweil, Read And Write Gold)

+ Integrate scanning, speech and tools in one program

- Expensive

• Text or Screen Readers for reading Microsoft Word, or Adobe PDF, or web pages (Kurzweil, Read And Write, Penfriend, ReadPlease, WordTalk)

+ Read anything, need another program to scan into the word processor

• Extra program, may add an extra reading "window"