Accessibility at SpokenText
SpokenText is designed around touch, sound, and the needs of people with print disabilities. Accessibility informs the product from the beginning.
VoiceOver support
SpokenText is designed and tested for VoiceOver on iPhone and iPad. Controls are labeled and important states are announced. The player provides named custom actions for play and pause, marking clips, moving through audio, and adding notes. In the reader, double tapping a text segment starts playback from that point.
Display and audio customization
Reading text can follow your iOS system text size: inside a book, open Text Display and turn on Follow System Text Size. You can also pick the reading font, text size, letter spacing, and line spacing there. In version 1.0, the app’s interface controls, such as the player and menus, stay at a fixed size; interface text scaling is planned but not yet available. SpokenText Reader offers Light and Dark appearance and an optional outline for the spoken word (“Stronger spoken-word marker” in Text Display), which also turns on when iOS Differentiate Without Color is on. SpokenText Reader speaks with Apple’s built-in text-to-speech voice for your device’s language and does not have its own voice picker. You can set a default speech rate in Settings under Audio Defaults, and change the rate for a single document from its Audio button.
Switch Control
When Apple Switch Control is on, SpokenText keeps the Text and Player mode switcher visible instead of hiding it while you scroll, so it stays available as a Switch Control target.
Accessibility standards
Our website targets WCAG 2.2 Level AA. The native iOS and iPadOS app follows Apple accessibility practices, is designed around VoiceOver, and includes a VoiceOver Guide in Settings under Help.
Accessible books and reading resources
Finding a book in a usable format is often the first challenge. Our Canada focused guide covers CELA, Bookshare, accessible book formats, and current reading options for people with print disabilities.
If something isn’t working for you, please tell us. Email support@spokentext.net