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Dyslexic Friendly Buddy: An Integrated OCR–TTS–STT and Read-Along System for Accessible Reading Support

1Nibrit Berlin B, 2Ragul RK, 3Rajeshwaran R, 4Mrs P.C Akhila 5Dr. T. Kumanan, Dr. M. Nisha.

 1,2,3 Students, Department of CSE

4                                       Assistant Professor, Department of Data Science

5                                       Professor, Department of CSE

6                                       Assistant Professor, Department of CSE

Dr. M.G.R Educational and Research Institute, Maduravoyal, Chennai – 95, Tamilnadu , India.

Abstract— The current paper suggests the concept of Dyslexia Friendly Buddy, a type of AI-powered reading companion that ought to support people with dyslexia by providing personalized visual formatting, custom-made speech support, and interactive feedback. The system is based on text recognition through OCR and word-by-word highlighting with a natural-sounding text-to-speech (TTS) by utilizing dyslexia-friendly fonts (e.g., Open Dyslexic) and customizable color backgrounds to reduce visual stress.

The virtual tutor, which is driven by AI, interprets the mistake in the reads in real time, taking into consideration the input of gaze and language models to offer specific assistance, including phonological prompts, simplified definitions, and examples. A qualitative analysis of 50 subjects diagnosed with dyslexia revealed that the efficiency and comprehension of reading could be measured and measured at the beginning of the evaluation and using regular assistive devices. The results are consistent with the recent post-2018 studies that reported that multisensory, read- along systems that offer synchronized text highlighting and speech enhance reading performance of dyslexic learners significantly.

Literature survey indicates that multisensory interventions involving visual, auditory and interactive information have an important role in the reading performance of dyslexic users.

This combination method shows that OCR, TTS, STT, AI- assisted solutions can be combined in a dyslexia-sensitive interface to improve the user experience and access.

Keywords — Dyslexia, Accessibility, OCR, Text-to-Speech, Speech-to-Text, Read-Along,Human–Computer Interaction, Educational Technology.