Hi. I'm an assistive technology trainer and one of the things I've been talking up with my students is NVDA, the free screen reader. While it lacks many features we expect in programs like JAWS and Window-eyes it is quite adequate for home users. the problem is that NVDA's Espeak engine, while free, is frankly not what I would consider a good, high quality voice. My students are used to Eloquence with programs like JAWS. Does Nuance sell Eloquence as a SAPI TTS program for a reasonable fee? Are there other good sources for free voices which would work with screen readers like NVDA? I have tried Festival; it's not bad but I'd prefer to recommend something a bit nicer for my students. Is Neospeech the way to go for something like this?
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