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…

How to hide inline SVG used for decorative icons from screen readers.

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…

Auf Webseiten erleichtern HTML- und ARIA-Rollen die Navigation mit einem Screenreader. Verschiedene Screenreadern bieten dafür verschiedene Tastenbefehle an.

Test results for HTML, CSS and ARIA features in different screen reader / browser combinations.

As an extension to our From URL to Interactive series, designer and front-end developer Melanie Richards takes a deep dive into how our content is accessed by a wide array of screen readers, which …

A sighted user puts himself in the shoes of a non-sighted user. Chris Ashton experiences first-hand difficulties that visually impaired users face and describes what we can do as web developers to help.

Sie finden im Folgenden unterschiedliche Informationen, welche Ihnen den Start mit dem freien Screenreader NVDA erleichtern sollen. Alle Texte sind auf dieser U

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Mit iOS 12.2 hat Apple eine Funktion eingeführt, mit der Webseiten mitgeteilt wird, dass ein Anwender Hilfstechnik, insbesondere den Screenreader VoiceOver eins

In this Smashing TV webinar, join us with Léonie Watson as she explores the web alongside some unexpected properties of HTML elements that have a huge impact on accessibility and performance.

Part 1 of this series focuses on the way screen readers read (or don't read) punctuation and typographic symbols.

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...

Remove list styles in CSS without preventing VoiceOver from announcing them in Safari - jonathantneal/postcss-list-style-safari-fix

You may think of layouts has being a primarily visual concern. Let's rethink that.

Shows how different WAI-ARIA attributes behave in commonly used screen readers

Sometimes the thing that makes a website difficult to understand for a screen reader user is the absence of information, and that is a problem that is not identified in automated scans.

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