Read out loud mode for iPad?

Hey there I was wondering if you all will add to the development a read out load function for a iPad. I very much enjoy your adobe xi and it working program.
It would be very awesome for us students with dyslexia! That function for the PC has saved me and is very useful for me.
Also if there is application for that by your company I would very much love to know.
***I searched and realised that its not advailable yet. I guess i'll wait to get a ipad til that function exsists.***

Hi Tcimmiyotti,
Thanks for contacting us.
With the current version of Adobe Reader you can use basic accessibility . More can be found at http://blogs.adobe.com/readermobile/2013/02/21/feature-preview-accessibility-support/
For Read out loud we are working on this feature and you might see this as a part of our future updates, but we can't commit when it will reach to you.
Thanks
-Satyadev

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