Screen readers are applications that read from the screen for low- or no-vision users.
Testing
Safari/VoiceOver
- Turn on VoiceOver by tapping the TouchID button 3x and ticking the “VoiceOver” box in the accessibility menu
- Use Ctrl-Opt-A to read the whole page
- Use Ctrl-Opt-→ to read the next item. Tab also works to advance through keyboard focusable items.
- Turn off VoiceOver by triple-tapping TouchID and unticking the checkbox.
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Chrome/JAWS
- Start JAWS then Chrome
- Press Insert-↓ to read all
- Press ↓ to read the next line
- Close JAWS
More
- WebAIM: Using JAWS to Evaluate Web Accessibility
- WebAIM: Keyboard Shortcuts for JAWS
- Freedom Scientific JAWS Keyboard Shortcut Reference