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speechd-el is an Emacs client to speech synthesizers, Braille displays and other alternative output interfaces. It provides full speech and Braille output environment for Emacs.
It is aimed primarily at visually impaired users who need non-visual communication with Emacs, but it can be used by anybody who needs sophisticated speech or other kind of alternative output from Emacs. speechd-el can make Emacs a completely speech and BRLTTY enabled application suitable for visually impaired users or, depending on its configuration, it can only speak in certain situations or when asked, to serve needs of any Emacs user.
Programming interfaces are available both to the user interface and for communication with the output devices.
This manual describes the speech/Braille output user interface, how to customize and extend the interface, and the Emacs Lisp libraries. Some degree of familiarity with Speech Dispatcher or BRLTTY on the user level is recommended, although not absolutely necessary.