Shobdo is an accessible reading web app. Many people — those with low vision, dyslexia, or older adults — struggle to read long text on a screen. Shobdo makes reading easier: paste or type any Bangla or English text, and it reads it aloud using the Web Speech API (bn-BD and en-US) while highlighting each word as it speaks. Users can change the reading speed (0.5x to 2x), make the text bigger, switch to Light, Dark or High-Contrast (yellow on black) themes, and add dyslexia-friendly letter and line spacing. It is fully keyboard accessible with ARIA labels and a skip link, and all processing happens on the device — no data leaves the phone. Built during the Ctrl+V Hackathon, November 2026, to make access easier for everyone.
Built With
- api
- css
- html
- javascript
- speech
- web
