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…
How a screen reader user experiences an accessible and inaccessible website
Learn how a screen readers be used in accessibility testing: https://www.tpgi.com/screen-readers-accessibility-testing/ Access the transcript: https://www.tp...
Screen Readers support for text level HTML semantics - TPGi
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...
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…
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...
Getting Started with VoiceOver & Accessibility - a11y, accessibility, ARIA,
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.