Hal (Arabic Version) - Award Winning Screen Reader

Arabic Hal

 

Hal won 4 and a half out of 5 stars rating from PC-Magazine Arabic Edition. Developed for blind computer users, Hal is a software screen reader that works by reading the screen interactively and communicating through a speech synthesiser or a refreshable Braille display.

Who uses Hal?

Hal has been developed for blind computer users, at home, at work and in education.

Key Benefits:

• Hal talks as you type, announcing words or characters so you can check what you write.
• A single key allows you to read an entire document, email or web page.
• Fast and accurate multilingual Braille output for text at your fingertips*.
  (Grade 1 & 2 computer or literary Braille supported).
• Access complex websites with ease by choosing to list links, headings or frames.
• Read image labels, font styles, Windows menus and icons for easy navigation.

What makes Hal special?

One of only a few fully featured screen readers in the world, Hal gives independence - not just on a desktop PC, it can be transported on a USB stick to use at any university, internet café, library or work place in the world. The benefit of this is that users can now carry their screen access, with their favourite settings with them at all times. In addition, Hal users can connect remotely on terminal servers or Citrix mainframes

Hal transformed the lives of a large number of blind Arabic-speaking users qualifying them for job opportunities that was once designated to their sighted peers only. With its ability to deal with non-standard software applications through creating map files, Hal allows blind users to access software applications developed in-house by their employers.