Screenreader

Der unter Windows 10 und 11 integrierte Screenreader Narrator hat sich inzwischen sehr gemacht und ist zumindest für einfache Dinge geeignet. Er bringt einige V

You may have seen this as a thread on Mastodon (my primary social short-form platform) or on BlueSky. Imagine these as the opening to a series of conversations between a vendor or client or boss or PO or whomever and me. Variations on Real Life Conversations “We like the way…

Quick screen reader and browser support tests for the article element.

TL;DR: for standard HTML controls and standard ARIA patterns (widgets), you do not need to add instructions for screen readers on how to use them nor what they are. When a screen reader encounters an element on the page that invites interaction beyond reading, it typically provides users with instructions…

I was talking to a friend & the conversation towards how people with disability like me find accessibility bugs. I showed her a demo by sharing my screen

Accessibility can be a daunting field to dive into. Following best practices and using automated tools will get you a long way, but stepping into the shoes of your users will give you perspective and knowledge that can only be gained firsthand.

Make screenreaders insert extra content, change pronunciations, or forget an element’s semantics altogether – with just a few lines of everyday CSS! Presented at axe-con 2023.

I wrote an article in 2007 called Fieldsets, Legends and Screen Readers. It was my first post on the TPGi blog. I have been meaning to provide an update to...

TL;DR: This post does not assert the correct way to code blockquotes, it will only demonstrate how screen readers announce some existing patterns. Test Details The first four examples are lifted from WHATWG HTML’s blockquote entry. The next three are from W3C HTML’s 2019 blockquote guidance (the W3C HTML spec…

VoiceOver clicks and mouse clicks are the same to the browser—so how can we differentiate them from each other?

There’s no simple way to track web visitors that use screen readers or other assistive technologies, but you can still create accessible content.

Was ist ein Accessibility Tree? Wie setzt man ihn ein? Und was muss du für barrierefreie Entwicklung darüber wissen?

Definition list and screen reader tests. Contribute to tjameswhite/definition-list development by creating an account on GitHub.

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…

I am a screen reader user, and I am annoyed! I repeatedly encounter the same problem on websites. It's about text splitting up. Let me…

Looking for a free quick guide, a "cheat sheet" or a "one pager" for screen reader testing? You've come to the right place! There it…

Learn how a screen readers be used in accessibility testing: https://www.tpgi.com/screen-readers-accessibility-testing/ Access the transcript: https://www.tp...