Assistive reading interface

A computer-readable medium storing instructions executable by at least one processor of a computing device having a display and a sound output, comprising at least one instruction for:

• receiving user input representing a single gesture identifying a desired location on the display and indicating a direction of motion of a pointing device across the display, the motion crossing over content;
• determining whether the direction of motion with the user interface is at least one of a horizontal motion or a vertical motion;
• mapping a unit of size for verbally rendering content to at least one of a first size associated with determining the direction of motion to be the horizontal motion or to a second size associated with determining the direction of motion to be the vertical motion;
• and
• verbally rendering information on the display according to the unit of size and based on the direction of motion with the user interface.

A computing device, comprising:

• a touch screen;
• a speaker;
• and
• at least one processor configured to:
• receive user input representing a single gesture identifying a desired location on the display and indicating a direction of motion of a pointing device across the display, the motion crossing over content;
• determine whether the direction of motion with the user interface is at least one of a horizontal motion or a vertical motion;
• map a unit of size for verbally rendering content to at least one of a first size associated with determining the direction of motion to be the horizontal motion or to a second size associated with determining the direction of motion to be the vertical motion;
• and
• verbally render information on the display according to the unit of size and based on the direction of motion with the user interface.