The Akila Newspaper Reader, by MTM

Art. no. 216385469 24 Apr 2025

We at Textalk are proud to have developed Akila, an app that revolutionizes the way subscribers can read talking newspapers. Akila combines graphics and sound, making it possible to follow both text and images while listening. The app is specifically designed for people with reading difficulties, such as dyslexia or age-related problems, and offers an intuitive experience that helps them continue to enjoy their newspapers. Our vision with Akila is to create a more accessible reading experience while helping newspapers reach a wider audience at no extra cost.

Accessibility and usability with Akila
Akila is a pioneering app developed by Textalk to offer subscribers with reading difficulties a new and inclusive way to read spoken newspapers. By integrating both audio and visual content, including the magazine's graphics and images, Akila allows users to listen and read at the same time. The app is designed to meet the needs of people with dyslexia, visual impairments, or other disabilities that make it difficult to read traditional text.

Support from Textalk Vision
Textalk Vision, which has a long history of making texts accessible to visually impaired readers, is at the heart of Akila's accessibility features. Vision enables text to be converted into speech with high precision, allowing visually impaired users to listen to articles while following the text. This technology ensures that everyone, regardless of reading ability, can access newspaper content on their own terms.

Efficient publishing with Webarch and Prenly
Textalk's Webarch allows Akila to quickly and efficiently manage and convert large amounts of content from newspapers into accessible digital formats, ensuring high quality and smooth publishing processes. Prenly, Textalk's digital publishing platform, also enables Akila to deliver e-magazines via modern and user-friendly apps on Android, iOS and web. Prenly also offers push notifications, customizable components and flexible subscription package management, making Akila a powerful solution for newspapers looking to reach a broader and more inclusive audience.

By combining Vision, Webarch and Prenly, Akila offers a comprehensive solution that not only makes newspapers accessible to the visually impaired and people with reading difficulties, but also provides them with an engaging and user-friendly reading experience.