recite brochure 2012

4

6

7

8

9

10

12

15

16

Contents

The Story of Recite ..................................................................

How does it work? ..................................................................

Using Recite ..............................................................................

What is Dyslexia? .....................................................................

Facts ..........................................................................................

Accessibility ...............................................................................

Key Features ..............................................................................

Benefits .....................................................................................

Our Customers ..........................................................................

The Story Of ReciteWhile at university, company founder and director Ross Linnet realised that he had to work much harder than his contemporaries to achieve the same results. During studying for his course in electrical engineering he would often be the one helping his peers understand concepts during term time, and yet, in exams they always seemed to fill examination booklets quicker and achieved better marks.

It wasn’t until after his academic career had finished and when he became president of the Students Union, that it was suggested that Ross Linnett might have dyslexia.

After going through various tests it was determined that he had dyslexia which had gone undetected throughout his entire school life and academic career.

A lot of people with dyslexia are often able to disguise their weaknesses, even from themselves, until they reach higher education when they encounter the thresholds at which they are no longer able to compensate.

A lot of these are given software that read websites out aloud and different software that enable them to change the text and contrast of websites.

4 Recite | The Story Of Recite

Pictured above Ross Linnett (center), Managing Director of Recite and the Recite team.

5Recite | The Story Of Recite

At first, this seemed like a good solution to the problem, but very soon it became obvious that the problem was only solved on one main computer that was used at the time but when other computers where used, e.g. in the library or elsewhere, the software wasn’t installed and everything was back to square one: no options to have the websites accessed and read out.

It was then that the idea for Recite was born.

How Does Recite Work?

Recite is a unique system that allows any person with visual impairments, learning difficulties like dyslexia or literacy issues to use any computer anywhere in the world to access a website in a personalised way. The key is that no software needs to be installed, so it is a fully portable solution.

Today, people are using multiple devices from computers through smartphones, iPads and tablets, Recite works across all of these. As soon as a user clicks on the Recite button, they can view a site with the aid of a variety of disability functions and options such as text to speech and adjustable text only views.

6 Recite | How Does It Works?

Using Recite Will Change The Way You Access The InternetOur aim is to engage with people with accessibility difficulties early on

and open up the accessibility agenda providing them with information

and facts to help them assess their needs and requirements.

Recite is an online system which makes any website accessible from any

computer, no matter where in the world you are. It increases disability

usability and compliance levels of any website.

It is very quick and easy to get started with Recite: A link is placed on

the website and a customised Recite button appears, for example ‘click

for accessibility’, ‘read text’ or ‘speak’. Once this button has been clicked

Recite will be enabled.

It transforms the format of websites, repackaging the content

by adding disability functionality. Recite’s current functionality

includes translating web page content from text-to-speech,

providing a bespoke user choice of high contrast colour schemes,

the ability to enlarge words, as well as dictionary and thesaurus

definitions. Recite does all of this online allowing the web page to

be viewed in an enriched, highly accessible format.

Recite works instantly, online and with no software to intall.

7Recite | Using Recite

What Is Dyslexia Anyway?Dyslexia is a condition that involves difficulty in learning to read or interpret words,

letters, and other symbols.

Over 6 million people in the UK suffer from dyslexia and over 2 million have

visual impairment which makes over 10% of the UK population struggle to access

information on the internet. Often, dyslexia will also result in severe literacy

problems. This includes: Individuals in the workplace, Individuals in Higher and

Further Education, private individual usage.

Below is an example of how a dyslexic person might see text on a page.

8 Recite | Dyslexia

Weall seethings the same way. Wesee wordsin groups or phrases. Theprint is more dominant thanthe background. Theprintshows no movement. Theprinted letters areevenly black.Black print on white papergives thebest contrast for everyone. Whiteback ground lookswhite.

Show Me The Facts

Dyslexia is a common cause of reading, writing and spelling difficulties.

Of people with poor reading skills, 70-80% are likely dyslexic.

Less than 1/3 of children with reading disabilities are receiving school services

for their reading disability.

About 5% of the population will have enduring, severe reading disabilities that

are very difficult to treat given our current knowledge.

Every day another 100 people start to lose their sight. This figure is based on the

average number of people each day who registered as severely sight impaired

or sight impaired (blind or partially sighted) in Britain.

About 1.5 million people in England have a learning disability (2.5% of the

population). 796,000 of them are aged 20 or over.

There are 55,000-75,000 children with a moderate or severe learning disability

in England.

Just 1 in 3 people with a learning disability take part in some form of education

or training.

The number of adults with learning disabilities is predicted to increase by 11%

between 2001 and 2021.

9Recite | Facts

10 Recite | Accessibility

What’s This About Accessibility?

The legal requirements surrounding accessibility vary from country to country.

Broadly a service provider, i.e. website owner, must provide reasonable

adjustments so as not to discriminate against someone with a disability. Today

websites also have to comply with the guidelines from the World Wide Web

Consortium (W3C). The guidelines discuss accessibility issues and provide

accessible design solutions. They address typical scenarios that may pose

problems for users with certain disabilities.

Having an accessible website has many advantages for the users and

may even increase brand awareness and potential online business.

• Usability of your website will be enhanced

• Open your site to as wide an audience as possible

• Good publicity

• Avoid expensive legal fees

• Easier website management

• Compatibility with new browsing technologies

• Appear higher in search engines

• Download time is significantly improved

What Are The Legal Guidelines?

Why Have An Accessible Website?

Perceivable• Provide text alternatives for non-text content.

• Provide captions and other alternatives for multimedia.

• Create content that can be presented in different ways, including by

assistive technologies, without losing meaning.

• Make it easier for users to see and hear content.

Operable• Make all functionality available from a keyboard.

• Give users enough time to read and use content.

• Do not use content that causes seizures.

• Help users navigate and find content.

Understandable• Make text readable and understandable.

• Make content appear and operate in predictable ways.

• Help users avoid and correct mistakes.

Robust• Maximize compatibility with current and future user tools.

11Recite | Accessibility

Making Your Website AccessibleThe W3C guidelines are complemented by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

(WCAG) which state that a website has to be:

Change the font size and colour

12 Recite | Key Features

What Are The Key Features?

Fast, intelligent, natural text to speech.

Full Dictionary and Thesaurus support

13Recite | Key Features

Translation into 52 languages

Change the background colour

14 Recite | Key Features

Change the text dimensions

What Are The Benefits?

15Recite | Benefits

1. Recite can improve online sales by creating a more accessible website

2. Recite gives a website good social corporate responsibility

3. Recite can help you reach a wider audience

4. Having Recite on your website or using it on the go will change the way we view web.

5. Recite change people’s outlook on using the web

6. Recite changes people’s access to knowledge and information

7. Recite reduces access barriers

8. Recite helps to improve web accessibility

What Our Customers Say About Us

16 Recite | Our Customers

“With the introdution of smart ticketing and online sales, our website is now much more than simply a source of information. By adding Recite, we are giving visually impaired and dyslexic users the tools they need to enjoy all the benefits that our website can offer.”

“The product looked modern, fresh and easy to use and had more features than we were hoping for. We were particularly impressed by all the dyslexic features, like plain text view and varying contrast.”

“As a disability company the accessibility of our website is vital to us. We chose to work with Recite not only because of the quality of the product but also because of their commitment to further development. The ability for our customers to change background, text colour, alter the size of the fonts and even change the font type - in a simple interface - really makes us stand out from our competitors.”

“Like many large corporate websites, we have a big challenge to keep our websites and all subsites compliant with the disability and discrimination act. Using Recite fixes this overnight!”

Get In Touch

3.04 Baltimore House Baltic Business Quarter

Gateshead NE8 3DF

t. 0191 432 [email protected]