diff --git a/core/core-agnostic.py b/core/core-agnostic.py
index 87c3fa2..42a694b 100644
--- a/core/core-agnostic.py
+++ b/core/core-agnostic.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 # We want to get the settings from the talon file but then update 
     # them locally here so we can change them globally via expose talon actions
 def initialize_settings():
-    ctx.settings["user.echo_dictation"]: bool = settings.get("user.echo_dictation")
-    ctx.settings["user.echo_context"]: bool = settings.get("user.echo_context")
+    ctx.settings["user.echo_dictation"]: bool = settings.get("user.echo_dictation", True)
+    ctx.settings["user.echo_context"]: bool = settings.get("user.echo_context", False)
 
 # initialize the settings only after the user settings have been loaded
 app.register('ready', initialize_settings)
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ def toggle_echo_all():
 
     def tts(text: str):
         '''text to speech with robot voice'''
+        print("Sight-Free-Talon Error: TTS not implemented in this context")
 
     def espeak(text: str):
         '''text to speech with espeak'''
diff --git a/docs/src/ATTRIBUTIONS.md b/docs/src/ATTRIBUTIONS.md
index 1420835..3616562 100644
--- a/docs/src/ATTRIBUTIONS.md
+++ b/docs/src/ATTRIBUTIONS.md
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
 - [https://github.com/aPinix/indent-jump-vscode](https://github.com/aPinix/indent-jump-vscode)
 - [https://www.techrxiv.org/articles/preprint/Image_Captioning_for_the_Visually_Impaired_and_Blind_A_Recipe_for_Low-Resource_Languages/22133894](https://www.techrxiv.org/articles/preprint/Image_Captioning_for_the_Visually_Impaired_and_Blind_A_Recipe_for_Low-Resource_Languages/22133894)
 - [https://www.theverge.com/23203911/screen-readers-history-blind-henter-curran-teh-nvda](https://www.theverge.com/23203911/screen-readers-history-blind-henter-curran-teh-nvda)
-- [https://www.freedomscientific.com/SurfsUp/Speech_Sounds_Schemes.htm]
-- (https://www.freedomscientific.com/SurfsUp/Speech_Sounds_Schemes.htm)
+- [https://www.freedomscientific.com/SurfsUp/Speech_Sounds_Schemes.htm](https://www.freedomscientific.com/SurfsUp/Speech_Sounds_Schemes.htm)
 
 ## Emacspeak
 
@@ -19,6 +18,8 @@
 - [https://emacspeak.blogspot.com/](https://emacspeak.blogspot.com/)
 - [https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/BrailleMode](https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/BrailleMode)
 - [https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/EmacSpeak](https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/EmacSpeak)
+- [https://emacspeak.sourceforge.net/tips.html](https://emacspeak.sourceforge.net/tips.html)
+- [https://tvraman.github.io/emacspeak/manual/TTS-Servers.html](https://tvraman.github.io/emacspeak/manual/TTS-Servers.html)
 
 ## NVDA
 
@@ -26,9 +27,14 @@
 - Documentation for this controller client can be found at [https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/blob/master/extras/controllerClient/readme.md](https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/blob/master/extras/controllerClient/readme.md)
 - [https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/wiki/](https://github.com/nvaccess/nvda/wiki/)
 - [ https://addons.nvda-project.org/addons/AudioThemes.en.html](https://addons.nvda-project.org/addons/AudioThemes.en.html)
-- [https://addons.nvda-project.org/addons/phoneticPunctuation.en.html] (https://addons.nvda-project.org/addons/phoneticPunctuation.en.html)
+- [https://addons.nvda-project.org/addons/phoneticPunctuation.en.html](https://addons.nvda-project.org/addons/phoneticPunctuation.en.html)
 - Helpful settings
   - Document Formatting: "Line Indentation Reporting" set to "Tones"
+  - Scratchpad located within the NVDA advanced settings, there you can import python scripts during development
+
+## JAWS
+
+- [https://www.freelists.org/post/jawsscripts/FW-FSAPIdll](https://www.freelists.org/post/jawsscripts/FW-FSAPIdll)
 
 ## Libraries
 
@@ -41,3 +47,4 @@
 
 - [https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/4770](https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/4770)
 - [https://github.com/AccessLint/screenreaders/tree/main/packages/voiceover](https://github.com/AccessLint/screenreaders/tree/main/packages/voiceover)
+- [https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/voiceover/cpvougen/mac](https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/voiceover/cpvougen/mac)
diff --git a/nvda/.addOn/changeInterrupt.py b/nvda/.addOn/changeInterrupt.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0ecae1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nvda/.addOn/changeInterrupt.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import globalPluginHandler
+from scriptHandler import script
+import config
+
+class GlobalPlugin(globalPluginHandler.GlobalPlugin):
+
+	@script(gesture="kb:NVDA+9")
+	def script_announceNVDAVersion(self, gesture):
+		interrupt = config.conf["keyboard"]["speechInterruptForCharacters"]
+		config.conf["keyboard"]["speechInterruptForCharacters"] = not interrupt		
+        
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/nvda/.addOn/global.py b/nvda/.addOn/global.py
index e8b619c..91aac39 100644
--- a/nvda/.addOn/global.py
+++ b/nvda/.addOn/global.py
@@ -50,4 +50,6 @@ class GlobalPlugin(globalPluginHandler.GlobalPlugin):
 
 	@script(gesture="kb:NVDA+shift+v")
 	def script_announceNVDAVersion(self, gesture):
-		ui.message(versionInfo.version)
\ No newline at end of file
+		ui.message(versionInfo.version)
+          
+
diff --git a/nvda/nvda.py b/nvda/nvda.py
index f523cce..887422b 100644
--- a/nvda/nvda.py
+++ b/nvda/nvda.py
@@ -41,7 +41,16 @@ def toggle_nvda():
             actions.user.tts("Turning NVDA off")
             time.sleep(1)
             actions.key("enter")
-
+    
+    def restart_nvda(): 
+        """Restarts NVDA"""
+        if actions.user.is_nvda_running():
+            actions.user.with_nvda_mod_press('q')
+            time.sleep(0.5)
+            actions.key("down")
+            time.sleep(0.5)
+            actions.key("enter")
+            actions.user.tts("Restarting NVDA")
 
 
     def with_nvda_mod_press(key: str):
@@ -117,4 +126,3 @@ def braille(text: str):
 
 # speech_system.register("pre:phrase", toggle_speak_typed_words)
 # speech_system.register("post:phrase", toggle_speak_typed_words)
-
diff --git a/nvda/nvda.talon b/nvda/nvda.talon
index 1c82267..24eca2a 100644
--- a/nvda/nvda.talon
+++ b/nvda/nvda.talon
@@ -143,3 +143,5 @@ braille display dialog:
 pass through next:
     user.with_nvda_mod_press('f2')
 
+restart reader:
+    user.restart_nvda()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pedal/.nvda-pedal.talon b/pedal/.nvda-pedal.talon
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..789d72c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pedal/.nvda-pedal.talon
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# tag: user.nvda_running
+
+# -
+
+# # navigate through links on a page
+# deck(pedal_left:repeat):
+#     key(tab)
+#     sleep(.2)
diff --git a/pedal/.slack-pedal.talon b/pedal/.slack-pedal.talon
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e6a768
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pedal/.slack-pedal.talon
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# title: /app.slack.com/
+
+# -
+
+# deck(pedal_left):
+#     key(tab:down)
+#     key(f6)
+#     key(tab:up)
+#     sleep(0.1)
diff --git a/pedal/nvda-pedal.talon b/pedal/nvda-pedal.talon
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ae33c2..0000000
--- a/pedal/nvda-pedal.talon
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-tag: user.nvda_running
-
--
-
-# navigate through links on a page
-deck(pedal_left:repeat):
-    key(tab)
-    sleep(.2)
-
diff --git a/pedal/slack-pedal.talon b/pedal/slack-pedal.talon
deleted file mode 100644
index 797ef49..0000000
--- a/pedal/slack-pedal.talon
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-title: /app.slack.com/
-
--
-
-deck(pedal_left):
-    key(tab:down)
-    key(f6)
-    key(tab:up)
-    sleep(0.1)
-
diff --git a/sight-free-global.talon b/sight-free-global.talon
index 710d314..3cad068 100644
--- a/sight-free-global.talon
+++ b/sight-free-global.talon
@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@ toggle [screen] reader:
 toggle (key | keypress) sound:
     user.toggle_keypress_sound()
 
-swtich voice:
+(swtich | change) voice:
     user.switch_voice()
diff --git a/utils/utils.py b/utils/utils.py
index e659d25..168408c 100644
--- a/utils/utils.py
+++ b/utils/utils.py
@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@ def explore_settings():
             builder.p(f"{setting}, {active_settings[setting]}")
         builder.render()
 
-    def explore_modes():
-        """Open the talon modes file"""
-
     def extract_text():
         """Extract the text from the current window"""
 
diff --git a/voiceover/tmp.applescript b/voiceover/tmp.applescript
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3e2798
--- /dev/null
+++ b/voiceover/tmp.applescript
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+--------------------
+set currentDate to current date
+say currentDate using "Ava"
+delay 2
+
+-----------------------
+try
+    set doNotShowSplashScreen to (do shell script "defaults read com.apple.VoiceOverTraining doNotShowSplashScreen") as integer as boolean
+on error
+    set doNotShowSplashScreen to false
+end try
+if doNotShowSplashScreen then
+    do shell script "/System/Library/CoreServices/VoiceOver.app/Contents/MacOS/VoiceOverStarter"
+else
+    do shell script "defaults write com.apple.VoiceOverTraining doNotShowSplashScreen -bool true && /System/Library/CoreServices/VoiceOver.app/Contents/MacOS/VoiceOverStarter"
+end if
+
+
+--- allow voiceover to be controlled with applescript
+tell application "VoiceOver" to say (do shell script "date +\"%l:%M %p\"") using "Karen" speaking rate 270 volume 0.4
+
+
+-- Set the text you want VoiceOver to speak----------------
+set textToSpeak to "Hello, this is a test."
+do shell script "say " & quoted form of textToSpeak 
+
+----------------
+tell application "VoiceOver" 
+    tell commander to perform command item chooser
+end tell