A screen reader is software primarily used by blind or visually impaired people who are unable to see content displayed on a computer monitor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are many types of screen reading software, but the two most commonly used desktop screen readers are Job Access With Speech<\/a> (JAWS) and NonVisual Desktop Access<\/a> (NVDA). VoiceOver<\/a> and TalkBack<\/a> are two commonly used screen readers for mobile devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Screen readers are software that audibly narrates content on webpages or electronic documents such as PDFs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As previously mentioned, screen readers are primarily used by blind or visually impaired people who rely on audio narration to understand digital content. Screen readers are also used in website accessibility testing since accessibility for blind and visually impaired users is essential to web accessibility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At Allyant, all our auditors (both sighted and blind\/visually impaired) have extensive screen reader knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aaron Page, VP of Accessibility at Allyant, is a native screen reader user. He recently shared his story of navigating the Internet as a blind user<\/a>, including a demonstration of his screen reader narrating a section of the Allyant website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although Aaron\u2019s screen reader reads fast, users can customize the reading speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Screen readers are critical to web and PDF accessibility. However, websites and electronic documents must be coded correctly to ensure equitable access. For example, a button on a webpage must be coded as a button for a screen reader to recognize it as such. When websites and digital documents are incorrectly coded, screen reader users cannot get the same information as non-screen reader users.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow are Screen Readers Helpful?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Screen Reader Accessibility Testing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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