Get sound on our website
Find out about two ways to get sound on our website,
which can help people who find it difficult to read.
There are two ways to get sound on our website:
- Using the 'Listen here' buttons
- Using Browsealoud.
Read about the two different ways below.
1. Using the 'Listen here' buttons
The 'Listen here' buttons are available on our
easy to read pages.
On the easy to read pages, click on the 'Listen here' button to
hear the words on the page read out loud.
To play the sound your computer will need a program called
Flash Player.
You can get Flash Player for free by clicking
on the link below.
Download
Flash Player from the Adobe website.
Problems with the 'Listen here' buttons?
Please contact us if you have any
problems using the 'Listen here' buttons on our website.
2. Using Browsealoud
Find out how to get a free computer program which will read out
all the words on our website.
Browsealoud is a computer program that helps
people who have difficulty reading by reading out the words on a
website for them.
You can download Browsealoud for free by
clicking on the link below. It may take a few minutes to
download.
Download
Browsealoud from their website.
How does it work?
After you have downloaded and installed Browsealoud on your
computer, go back to our website and move your mouse pointer
over the words.
You will see that the words are now highlighted in yellow.
Leave your mouse pointing at the words and the Browsealoud voice
will read them out to you.
Problems with Browsealoud?
Please contact us if you have any
problems using Browsealoud on our website.