Screenreader

When was the last time you navigated a website without using your eyes? For millions of people who are blind, have low vision, or experience other disabilities, screen readers provide access to digital content by converting text into speech or braille. Ensuring that your website is fully compatible with screen readers isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s […]

How I develop software at 800 words per minute with a screen reader

With the addition of Gez Lemon to the editing team, work continues on expanding and improving the HTML and screen reader support information.

Complications can arise with JavaScript event handling in screen readers, because the virtual cursor intercepts or modifies page events.

Für Sehende kann es ab und zu nützlich sein, einen Screenreader einzusetzen, zum Beispiel um Programme oder Webanwendungen zu testen. Natürlich ist es sinnvolle

In diversen Anleitungen wie dem DIAS-Test sehe ich wie nebenbei, dass der Screenreader NVDA für Tester:Innen empfohlen wird. Es ist aber eher zweifelhaft, dass

Understanding the flow of page contents from browser to screenreader caused me to radically rethink accessible markup.

Ein kognitives Modell beschreibt, wie etwas wahrgenommen wird. Um komplexe Objekte verabeiten zu können, benötigen wir eine Repräsentation davon, wie es aufgeba

Who doesn’t love emojis? I’m willing to bet that the recent 10 messages you sent or received from different people on your phone, there…

Aspekte der Webseiten-Barrierefreiheit, die getestet werden müssen, und die entsprechenden Features in Microsoft DevTools.

To reach as many users as possible, it's a pragmatic approach to support the most widely used combinations of browsers and screen readers. Here you learn, which those are. Other requirements may only apply in closed environments that are only open to a specific, deterministic group of users.

Learn how to use Narrator, a screen-reading app built into Windows, with this complete guide and how-to articles.

Der unter Windows 10 und 11 integrierte Screenreader Narrator hat sich inzwischen sehr gemacht und ist zumindest für einfache Dinge geeignet. Er bringt einige V

You may have seen this as a thread on Mastodon (my primary social short-form platform) or on BlueSky. Imagine these as the opening to a series of conversations between a vendor or client or boss or PO or whomever and me. Variations on Real Life Conversations “We like the way…

Quick screen reader and browser support tests for the article element.

TL;DR: for standard HTML controls and standard ARIA patterns (widgets), you do not need to add instructions for screen readers on how to use them nor what they are. When a screen reader encounters an element on the page that invites interaction beyond reading, it typically provides users with instructions…

I was talking to a friend & the conversation towards how people with disability like me find accessibility bugs. I showed her a demo by sharing my screen

Accessibility can be a daunting field to dive into. Following best practices and using automated tools will get you a long way, but stepping into the shoes of your users will give you perspective and knowledge that can only be gained firsthand.

Make screenreaders insert extra content, change pronunciations, or forget an element’s semantics altogether – with just a few lines of everyday CSS! Presented at axe-con 2023.

I wrote an article in 2007 called Fieldsets, Legends and Screen Readers. It was my first post on the TPGi blog. I have been meaning to provide an update to...

TL;DR: This post does not assert the correct way to code blockquotes, it will only demonstrate how screen readers announce some existing patterns. Test Details The first four examples are lifted from WHATWG HTML’s blockquote entry. The next three are from W3C HTML’s 2019 blockquote guidance (the W3C HTML spec…