ReachDeck - web accessibility and readability toolbar

We use the ReachDeck toolbar on this website. This allows you to access our content in the best way to suit you. The toolbar includes the option to read text out loud, translate pages into different languages, and change the way that text on the page is displayed.

The button to open the toolbar looks like this, you can find it in the bottom right hand corner on every page on our site:

Click on the button to open the toolbar at the top of the page. You can hover your mouse over each button to find out what it does:

Disclaimer

Please note that the ReachDeck toolbar on this site uses Google Translate and other read aloud tools. UHS is not responsible for the accuracy or content of the translations. Please speak to your clinical team before acting on any translated information. You can also find details of our interpreting and translation services here.

Toolbar features

Text-to-speech reads on-screen text out loud, with read along highlighting. You can choose to click where you want to start reading from, highlight a selection to read, or read from the start of the page:

Translation allows words to be translated into multiple languages:

Picture dictionary displays word meaning through illustration:

MP3 maker converts online content into MP3 files for easy listening:

Screen mask with reading pane, to reduce visual stress and make it easier to focus on the part of the page that you are reading:

Text magnifier magnifies text and reads it out loud:

Webpage simplifier creates a simplified view of a webpage and removes distracting content: