The SpeechStream toolbar, from Texthelp, supports accessibility in a variety of ways. You set up your account with Texthelp, and Pearson Connexus makes it easy to integrate it.
Enable SpeechStream
To enable SpeechStream as an Administrator:
- Scroll to the SpeechStream card in Domain Settings.
- Enter your SpeechStream URL in the designated field. You get this URL when you set up your SpeechStream account with Texthelp.
- Select Save. This setting is applied to all courses and subdomains.

Use the TTS toolbar
With SpeechStream enabled, the Activities toolbar displays a Text to speech (TTS) button for assignments and rich-text activity types, as shown in the image below.
Selecting the button hides and shows the TTS toolbar that reads aloud the assignment text using the play button.

Depending on the configuration with Texthelp, the TTS toolbar can offer additional tools.