All people with print disabilities need a static media format with access to synchronized text-to-speech

Dear Accessibility Community,
I was surprised that people in this group didn’t know that people with low
vision use text-to-speech and visual text together. This is a general
practice among people with print disabilities.I know many people who use
text-to-speech and refreshable braille. It is a method for reinforcement.
Everyone needs a self-paced form of content like braille or print.
Text-to-speech is great, but it is a time-based media. That is not good for
comprehending terse content. Try listening to Descartes. I think that one
should assume, unless proven otherwise:

   1. Most people with print disabilities require a self-paced media and
   text-to-speech to read.
   2. Many of these individuals will use both formats together to improve
   listening comprehension.
   3. Highlights of the current word or phrase being read may or may not be
   necessary depending on the individual, and can even defeat the goal of
   synchronized text-to-speech.
   4. User agents that provide synchronized text to speech should realize
   that there are many users of these products and that one visual
   accommodation may help one group and harm another.

Each individual with a print disability has different needs. A general tool
like the text-to-speech reader in an online textbook service should assume
that their audience can have any print disability, not just a specific form
of dyslexia. Settings for the reading format of synchronized text should be
considered formally as a requirement for these user agents.

Best, Wayne