HTML5 Audio Description (via text to speech)

This extension plays audio description track elements of HTML5 videos via Chrome text to speech extension.

What is HTML5 Audio Description (via text to speech)?

HTML5 Audio Description (via text to speech) is a Chrome extension developed by Google Accessibility, and its main feature is "This extension plays audio description track elements of HTML5 videos via Chrome text to speech extension.".

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Download HTML5 Audio Description (via text to speech) Extension CRX File

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Extension Usage Instructions

IMPORTANT: Please activate the “Enable element” experiment in chrome://flags/
This experiment MUST be enabled for the extension to work.

This extension plays audio description track elements of HTML5 videos via the Chrome text to speech extension. For the extension that plays via screenreader, https://chrome.google.com/webstore/a/google.com/detail/mipjggdmdaagfmpnomakdcgchdcgfbdg

Use this extension if you are not using any screenreaders or are using a screenreader that does not support the other extension, "HTML5 Audio Description (via screen reader)" https://chrome.google.com/webstore/a/google.com/detail/mipjggdmdaagfmpnomakdcgchdcgfbdg. and still want audio descriptions. Also works well as a developer tool. Note: - this extension doesn't use screenreaders to render the audio descriptions, so there may be a possibility of overlap in speech of this extension and speech of the screenreader.

By default, Chrome will speak using your operating system's built-in speech synthesis (available on Windows, Mac OS X, and Chrome OS), or you can install additional text to speech voice extensions from the Chrome Web Store.

Languages supported:
- depends on text to speech voices installed on your system

Keyboard shorcuts:
For keyboard shortcuts, press alt + h while on a webpage or alt + ? while focused on a video; or refer to the options page of the extension.

This is part of the Axs-Chrome open-source project http://code.google.com/p/google-axs-chrome/, which supports extensions that enhance accessibility. You can submit feedback to the Axs-Chrome discussion group: https://groups.google.com/group/axs-chrome-discuss?pli=1

Extension Basic Information

Name	HTML5 Audio Description (via text to speech)
ID	jafenodgdcelmajjnbcchlfjomlkaifp
Official URL	https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/html5-audio-description-v/jafenodgdcelmajjnbcchlfjomlkaifp
Description	This extension plays audio description track elements of HTML5 videos via Chrome text to speech extension.
File Size	23.58 KB
Installation Count	2,274
Current Version	1
Last Updated	2012-08-10
Publish Date	2012-08-10
Rating	3.65/5 Total 34 Ratings
Developer	Google Accessibility
Payment Type	free
Extension Website	http://code.google.com/p/google-axs-chrome/
Supported Languages	en
manifest.json
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