I don’t forget other people have different challenges from the deaf. Just received a note about [TextAloud](http://www.nextup.com/TextAloud/index.html), a text reader solution that costs $30.
TextAloud software translates any written text into speech including web sites,emails, documents and PDF files. TextAloud doesn’t require other hardware. Users export their reading into sound files for listening on portable MP3 players, iPhones and iPods, Blackberries, laptops, TX using TiVO’s Home Media Option or burned to a CD. The software also integrates with iTunes.
A [free trial](http://www.nextup.com/TextAloud/download.html) is available.