From the course: UX Foundations: Accessibility
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Overview of screen readers
From the course: UX Foundations: Accessibility
Overview of screen readers
- A screen reader is most often used by someone that is blind to allow them to operate their computer, phone, or tablet. It may also be used by someone with reading difficulties, primarily as a literacy aid to highlight words as the software reads aloud. Screen readers are usually the first tool that non-disabled developers and designers turn to in order to understand accessibility. And for good reason. There are free screen readers available. Voiceover is built into the Mac OS. NVDA is a free screen reader available for Windows, and there are even options on Linux. The basic premise is that as the user moves through a screen, they are told all kinds of information about what's there. On a webpage for example, the user might hear that the webpage has five headings, 42 links, and six form fields. As they move through the page, they'll get all kinds of detail about each individual object they encounter. When used for accessing the web, there are three basic modes for using a screen…
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