| self-voicing-enabled | false (default); true | Indicates whether to display the self-voicing function of a web page or not | People with speech comprehension, learning or reading difficulties, as well as people with visual impairments, children and foreign language learners. [^1] |
| self-voicing-enabled | false (default); true | Indicates whether to display the self-voicing function of a web page or not. | People with speech comprehension, learning or reading difficulties, as well as people with visual impairments, children and foreign language learners. [^1] |
#### Self-Voicing Feature
In self-voicing applications, the content is read aloud without additional software or hardware. The function is offered by the website itself. This use case differs from a screen reader, which is additionally used to start and navigate applications.
### Usage
If the user prefers to use the self-voicing function of web pages, the function should be offered when the page is called up and the controls for it should be displayed. Otherwise, the control elements should be hidden.
If the user prefers to use the self-voicing function of web pages, the function should be offered when the page is loaded and the controls for it should be displayed. Otherwise, the control elements should be hidden.
An example tool to implement the function is the webReader from the company ReadSpeaker.[^2]
In the following code you can see how this tool is implemented. The media feature is used to hide the controls.
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#### Benefits
The self-voicing function targets several user groups. This makes the function important for web accessibility. Operating system manufacturers have also recognised the benefits of the function and have incorporated it into their products (for example macOS „Speech" or Microsoft Edge Browser „Read aloud"). It may be that users either do not want the function or prefer that of the operating system and therefore do not use the self-voicing function of the website. For this reason, the MF candidate is relevant to the UIP because it allows the function to be turned on or off as needed.
### Footnotes
[^1]:Theresa Deschner et al., 2017, _Does Reading-While-Listening Enhance Students' Reading Fluency? Preliminary Results from School Experiments in Rural_, Journal of Education and Practice
