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Day 8: Testing using a screen reader – 12 Devs of Xmas
Day 8: Testing using a screen reader – 12 Devs of Xmas
On the eighth day of Xmas, Callum Macrae shows us how to test our websites using a screen reader. Accessibility is an important factor when building any website and while following checklists to en…
·12devsofxmas.co.uk·
Day 8: Testing using a screen reader – 12 Devs of Xmas
Speech Viewer Logs of Lies | Adrian Roselli
Speech Viewer Logs of Lies | Adrian Roselli
The headline is intentional hyperbole, chosen mostly for the sloppy alliteration. When sighted users test with a screen reader it is common to rely on the visual output — checking to see where focus goes, confirming that controls behave, watching the spoken output in a text log. The problem is…
·adrianroselli.com·
Speech Viewer Logs of Lies | Adrian Roselli
Blaming Screen Readers 🚩×5
Blaming Screen Readers 🚩×5
The title of this post is pretty specific. It relates to the meme on Twitter where users identify a trait or preference that they see as problematic, and identify it as a red flag. The emoji represents the red flag. For example: A stylized red flag Blaming Screen Readers 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩…
·adrianroselli.com·
Blaming Screen Readers 🚩×5
Web: How to document the screen reader user experience - Accessibility, Your Team and You
Web: How to document the screen reader user experience - Accessibility, Your Team and You
User experience designers guide - How to document the screen reader user experience for web content. Using your visual as a starting point, we’ll take you step by step through how to document the screen reader UX introducing concepts along the way.
·bbc.github.io·
Web: How to document the screen reader user experience - Accessibility, Your Team and You
HTML For Screen Readers - Labelling Elements
HTML For Screen Readers - Labelling Elements
To screen readers, a lot of the visual information that is presented on a webpage is lost. Because of this, we need to specifically provide information to them that may be obvious to a person looking at the page. One common way people define information specifically for screen readers is
·bitsofco.de·
HTML For Screen Readers - Labelling Elements
Assistiv Labs
Assistiv Labs
Instantly test with real screen readers, magnifiers, and more. Make sure your websites and apps are accessible.
·assistivlabs.com·
Assistiv Labs
Accessibility Issues with Firefox Quantum and screen readers - AccessibilityOz
Accessibility Issues with Firefox Quantum and screen readers - AccessibilityOz
Popularity in browsers Firefox popularity among screen reader users has been consistently increasing for the last few years. In a 2015 WebAIM survey, 34.9% of participants answered “Internet Explorer 10” to a question “When using your primary screen reader, which browser do you use most often?”, whereas 31% answered “Firefox”. However, in a 2017 survey,
·accessibilityoz.com·
Accessibility Issues with Firefox Quantum and screen readers - AccessibilityOz
A developer's perspective: the problem with screen reader testing | Jake Tracey
A developer's perspective: the problem with screen reader testing | Jake Tracey
Screen readers are an essential part of using the web for people who are vision impaired, illiterate or have a learning disability. Today’s screen readers traverse web pages and applications and read out user interface elements, content and allow users to navigate and interact with the web. There are many screen readers available for different devices and platforms, each with differing levels of…
·jaketracey.com·
A developer's perspective: the problem with screen reader testing | Jake Tracey