Text to speech, there are many systems which convert normal language text in to speech. This thesis aims to study on speech synthesis technology using image recognition technology (Optical Character Recognition) to develop a cost effective user friendly image to speech conversion system using MATLAB for blind person. In this work we tried to make a system by which we can get the text through image and then speech through that text using MATLAB. The primary motivations are to provide users with a friendly vocal interface with the computer and to allow people with certain handicaps (such as blindness, dumbness, poor vision, visual dyslexia) to use the computer or to read any type of documents.

https://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1507035.pdf

Optical character recognition based text to speech synthesis

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel3/1975/5142/00198767.pdf

S. Sunthankar

Papers

Perception of multi-author handprinted text