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Last updated 6 years ago

Methods

Screen Reader Testing Strategy

Desktop

Testing must be done in order of the following screen reader/browser combinations.

  1. JAWS with IE on Windows

  2. with Firefox on Windows

  3. VoiceOver with Safari on Mac OS

Mobile

Use the native screen reader and the following browsers.

  • Android: TalkBack with Chrome

  • iOS: VoiceOver with Safari

Screen Reader Verbosity

Screen readers typically allow users to customize what details their screen reader will announce. Unless otherwise specified, all screen reader testing methods assume default verbosity settings.

Screen Reader Set Up

Other Screen Reader Resources

Videos

For VoiceOver, just

NVDA Smoke Test
NVDA
NVDA Set Up
Fix Safari Tabbing
WebAIM: Using NVDA to Evaluate Web Accessibility
WebAIM: Using VoiceOver to Evaluate Web Accessibility
WebAIM: Using JAWS to Evaluate Web Accessibility
The Paciello Group: Shut Up JAWS
Aural UI of the Elements of HTML
Deque: Accessibility Testing with the NVDA Screenreader
Google: Screen Reader Basics: NVDA
Google: Screen Reader Basics: VoiceOver