Table 11: Progress towards a workable TTS engine Problem type Problem Intervention Progress Communications gap Myanmar language not included in eSpeak NG repository Connecting with eSpeak Technology gap Punctuation marks not being recognised by eSpeak Connecting with coders who had worked on such issues in other languages Files in Myanmar language uploaded. Assessments being made by eSpeak Feedback received Errors being rectified Potential unavailability of accessible content was another key area identified: this was due to the need for websites/applications to be WCAG 2.0 compliant to be read by screen reading software. Preliminary steps are being taken with MIDO to conduct an audit of all Government websites to check if they are WCAG 2.0 compliant. The findings would then be synthesized to communicate results of audit to policymakers Meetings were also held with the publisher of the 7Day newspaper. It was revealed that their website is not WCAG 2.0 compliant. It also uses the Zawgyi font, which is not Unicode compatible. Following meetings with Mr. Manocha, the MD of the newspaper offered to shift their application to Unicode font.

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