Screenreader

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…

VoiceOver clicks and mouse clicks are the same to the browser—so how can we differentiate them from each other?

There’s no simple way to track web visitors that use screen readers or other assistive technologies, but you can still create accessible content.

Was ist ein Accessibility Tree? Wie setzt man ihn ein? Und was muss du für barrierefreie Entwicklung darüber wissen?

Definition list and screen reader tests. Contribute to tjameswhite/definition-list development by creating an account on GitHub.

Using a screen reader on mobile is challenging because users must access information sequentially and they cannot easily scan page content. Screen-reader users do not consider accessibility menus helpful.

When many devs, testers, and authors first start listening to content through a screen reader, they are surprised to hear dates, pricing, names, abbreviations, acronyms, etc. announced differently than they expect. With the best of intentions (or branding panic) they may seek to force screen readers to announce content as…

I am a screen reader user, and I am annoyed! I repeatedly encounter the same problem on websites. It's about text splitting up. Let me…

Looking for a free quick guide, a "cheat sheet" or a "one pager" for screen reader testing? You've come to the right place! There it…

Learn how a screen readers be used in accessibility testing: https://www.tpgi.com/screen-readers-accessibility-testing/ Access the transcript: https://www.tp...

Carly demos JAWS on a PC and VoiceOver on an iOS device, for Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD).

Screen Reader Demo for Digital Accessibility.

A long time ago (2008) I wrote an article: Screen Readers lack emphasis. At the time, 15 years ago, the screen readers tested did not signify the semantics of text […]

In this webinar you’ll learn how and why semantic HTML helps screen reader users browse your website, whilst being mostly transparent to people who do not us...

Understanding how people with disabilities browse the web using assistive technologies (AT) is core to making an accessible and inclusive user experience. In...

Some common patterns that stood out to me during usability interviews with frequent screen reader users.

If you build calendars on the web and abbreviate the days in the column headings (you do use column headings, yeah?), this is how it sounds to a JAWS user. Sorry, your browser doesn’t support embedded videos, but don’t worry, you can download it. The caption file is also available…

For those of us who use screen reading software such as JAWS, NVDA, or VoiceOver to access information on...

We can all agree that abbreviations like acronyms usually need to be defined, but what if the HTML method we use isn’t accessible to all users?

Emphasis and other text-level semantics are normally ignored by screen readers, so it you’re relying on them for meaning you could be in trouble.

In September of 2017 Gerard K. Cohen of Unfettered Thoughts posted an article on the how VoiceOver and Safari (Webkit) (macOS and iOS) remove list element se...

With that bit of additional CSS, we are able to return the list semantics for VoiceOver users without needing to touch the markup.

If you are a web developer working on a Mac, you can become a hero for thousands of people out there by assuring that anything you create for the web can be read properly by a screen reader. This blog post is going to teach you how to access and wield this super power that is built into the OS you use everyday.