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“screen-readers” News Archive

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Definition · Supertopics: assistive-tech · Subtopics: jaws, nvda, pronunciation, voiceover (non-exhaustive) · “screen-readers” RSS feed (per email)

Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
The Siren Song of “ariaNotify()” (wil/css)133
javascript, aria, notifications, attributes, html, jaws, nvda, voiceover, accessibility
How Good Is Browser Support for the ARIA Notify API? (ale)132
aria, notifications, apis, accessibility, support, browsers
Don’t Put “aria-label” on Generic Elements Like Divs (mat)131
html, attributes, aria, support, accessibility
Multi-Level Navigation: The Challenge of Identifying Parent Sections for Screen Readers (ele)130
navigation, html, aria, accessibility
Screen Readers Are Not Testing Tools (yat)129
accessibility, testing
Making Emojis and Icons Screen Reader Accessible (pop)128
emoji, icons, images, accessibility, html
Tooltips That Work for Everyone (ele)127
tooltips, accessibility, html, aria, attributes, nvda, jaws
Quick Tip: Don’t Use “<abbr>” (nat)126
html, tips-and-tricks, support, accessibility
You Know What? Just Don’t Split Words Into Letters (aar)125
accessibility, html, support
Demystifying Screen Reader Use for Manual Testing: Deneb Pulsipher and Kosi Asabere124
videos, accessibility, testing
Live Region Support (aar)123
accessibility, live-regions, support, nvda, jaws, voiceover
Brief Note on Application Keyboard Shortcuts (aar)122
accessibility, keyboard-shortcuts
5 Accessibility Checks to Run on Every Component (hdv/zer)121
accessibility, components, testing, keyboard-navigation, design-tokens, microcontent, zooming
Tests for CSS Generated Content Alternative Text (rus)120
css, generated-content, alt-text, accessibility, support, voiceover, nvda, jaws
Don’t Leave the Screen Reader Hungry (ger/mat)119
html, emoji, accessibility
Testing Methods: Pronunciation (dec)118
accessibility, testing, wcag, pronunciation
A11y Considerations in Math on the Web (man/mat)117
accessibility, mathml, nvda, voiceover, support
“aria-busy” Is Not Your Friend (ger)116
accessibility, aria, nvda, jaws, voiceover
Common Misconceptions About Screen Readers (tet)115
accessibility
Tables: Beyond Rows and Columns (tpg)114
accessibility, wcag, tables, html, semantics, jaws, nvda
A Guide to Creating Accessible PDFs Using Free Tools (stv/pic)113
guides, accessibility, pdf, tooling, testing, jaws, nvda, voiceover
CSS to Speech: Alternative Text for CSS-Generated Content (sar)112
css, voice, generated-content, alt-text, accessibility, support, browsers
“aria-label” or “title”? Screen Reader Behaviour Explained (a11)111
html, attributes, accessibility
Screen Readers Do Not Need to Be Saved by AI (cra)110
ai, accessibility
How Blind People Navigate the World, On- and Offline (lau)109
accessibility, navigation, nvda, jaws
Screen Reader HTML Support—Lookup (ste)108
html, accessibility, support, overviews
On Dashes, AI, and Screen Readers (ons/tpg)107
typography, ai, accessibility
Foundations: Types of Assistive Technology and Adaptive Strategies (tet)106
fundamentals, assistive-tech, screen-magnification, keyboard-navigation, tooling, accessibility
Screen Reader HTML Support Tables (ste/tet)105
html, support, jaws, nvda
Make Screen Readers Talk With the ARIA Notify API (ale)104
accessibility, aria, notifications, apis, javascript
Event Handling in JAWS and NVDA (sib/tpg)103
accessibility, jaws, nvda, events, javascript, comparisons
Tweaking Text Level Styles, Reprised (aar)102
html, css, accessibility, support, browsers
Polite Is Often Better Than Being Alerted (oze)101
accessibility, aria
Don’t Use Fake Bold or Italic in Social Media (aar)100
social-media, unicode, pronunciation, accessibility
Don’t Start Testing Accessibility With a Screen Reader (eri)99
accessibility, testing, keyboard-navigation
Which VoiceOver? (aar)98
accessibility, voiceover, unix-like, apple
Exploring AI, Web Development, and Accessibility in Tech With Stefan Judis (ste+/wea)97
videos, interviewing, ai, javascript, runtimes, accessibility, craft
Don’t Wrap Figure in a Link (aar)96
html, links, accessibility
Accessibility of Emojis for List Bullets—Potential Issues (cer)95
accessibility, emoji, lists, pronunciation
How to Conduct Accessibility Testing With Screen Readers94
how-tos, accessibility, testing, assistive-tech
Brief Note on Figure and Figcaption Support (aar)93
html, accessibility, support
Updated Brief Note on Description List Support (aar)92
html, lists, semantics, accessibility, support
Using Iframes to Embed Arbitrary Content Is Probably a Bad Idea (tem)91
iframes, embed-code, keyboard-navigation, scrolling, accessibility
Misleading Icons: Icon-Only-Buttons and Their Impact on Screen Readers (ale/mat)90
html, buttons, icons, images, accessibility
The Search Input: They Almost Got It Right (stv/mat)89
html, forms, labels, assistive-tech, accessibility
Create Accessible Websites: Top Free Tools You Need to Know88
accessibility, testing, jaws, nvda, linting, tooling
Testing With a Screen Reader Is an Important Step (mic)87
accessibility, testing
No Industry for Old Men (ste/web)86
videos, retrospectives, html, aria, browsers, accessibility, w3c
Designing for Accessibility: Enhancing Math Learning for the Blind Using the NVDA Screen Reader85
accessibility, design, nvda
JAWS (Only) No More (ste)84
accessibility, jaws, nvda, voiceover, apple, google, support
Making Maps Accessible to Screen Readers (mni)83
accessibility, link-lists
Improving the Screen Reader Experience for “Learn WCs” (and)82
accessibility, user-experience, assistive-tech, apple, voiceover, case-studies
Expert Guide: Writing HTML for Screen Reader Users (flo/a11)81
guides, accessibility, html, aria, alt-text, writing
AT Is More Than Screen Readers (aar)80
accessibility, assistive-tech, terminology, concepts
What Does “aria-hidden=true” Actually Do to Interactive Elements? (cer)79
accessibility, aria, hiding
Long Alt (aar)78
accessibility, images, alt-text, support, browsers
ARIA “role=application” and Mobile Screen Readers (cer)77
accessibility, aria, mobile
Screen Readers and Drag-and-Drop: Grabbing and Releasing Elements (dar)76
drag-and-drop, accessibility, browsers, support
10 Takeaways From the WebAIM Screenreader Survey #10 (kar)75
accessibility
My WebAIM 10th SR User Survey Takeaways (aar)74
accessibility
WebAIM Screen Reader User Survey 10 (den)73
accessibility
ARIA “note” (aar)72
accessibility, aria, browsers, support
Options for “optgroup” Labeling of “options” (ste)71
accessibility, html, forms, browsers, support
Screen Reader Users and the Tab Key (tem)70
accessibility, keyboard-navigation, testing
Screen Reader User Survey #10 (web)69
surveys, accessibility
Not All Screen Reader Users Are Blind (tem)68
accessibility, user-experience
How to Write Good Alt Text for Screen Readers (cra)67
how-tos, accessibility, images, writing, alt-text
Getting Started With NVDA66
videos, introductions, nvda, accessibility
Accessibility Improvements for User-Agents65
accessibility, browsers, assistive-tech
Strikethrough Accessibility (den)64
accessibility, html, support
Does the HTML “hr” (Horizontal Rule) Benefit Screen Reader Users?63
html, accessibility
Browser Video Players Review (aar)62
html, multimedia, accessibility, browsers, support
“aria-haspopup” and Screen Readers (mat)61
aria, support
The Curious Case of “iff” and Overriding Screenreader Pronunciations (ben)60
accessibility, pronunciation
Blockquotes in Screen Readers (aar)59
accessibility, support, html
Interoperability With Specific Assistive Technologies or: “Does the Website Work on JAWS?” (kar)58
accessibility, interoperability, assistive-tech, jaws
The “article” Element and Screen Readers (mat)57
html, accessibility, support
Your Browser May Be Having a Secret Relationship With a Screen Reader (kno)56
accessibility, browsers, assistive-tech
Testing Sites and Apps With Blind Users: A Cheat Sheet (sma)55
accessibility, testing, assistive-tech, tooling, cheat-sheets
How Screen-Reader Users Type on and Control Mobile Devices (nng)54
accessibility, usability, mobile
Fieldsets, Legends, and Screen Readers Again (ste/tpg)53
accessibility, html, forms
HTML Landmark Roles Screen Reader Demo (sch/mdn)52
videos, accessibility, html, voiceover, apple
Screen Readers Don’t Announce When the User Reaches the “maxlength” Character Limit (sim)51
html, accessibility, support
Introduction to Screen‐Readers: JAWS Edition50
introductions, jaws
Introduction to Screen‐Readers: NVDA Edition49
introductions, nvda
Introduction to Screen‐Readers: VoiceOver macOS Edition48
introductions, voiceover, apple
Answering “What ARIA Can I Use?” (w3c)47
accessibility, aria, browsers, assistive-tech, support
Don’t Override Screen Reader Pronunciation (aar)46
accessibility, pronunciation
Visually Hidden Content Is a Hack That Needs to Be Resolved, Not Enshrined (sco)45
hiding, accessibility, browsers, assistive-tech, css
Hijacking Screenreaders With CSS (ben/deq)44
videos, accessibility, css
How Screen Readers Read Special Characters: An Update (ele)43
accessibility, support, unicode
A Native “Visually Hidden” in CSS? Yes Please! (mic)42
hiding, accessibility, browsers, assistive-tech, css
Screen Readers Don’t Convey the Semantics of “strong” and “em” (mat)41
accessibility, semantics, html
Screen Reader Quick Guide40
guides
Screen Readers Support for Text Level HTML Semantics (ste/tpg)39
html, semantics, support
JAWS, NVDA, and VoiceOver Braille Viewers (aar)38
accessibility, jaws, nvda, voiceover, apple
Brief Note on Description List Support (aar)37
html, lists, semantics, accessibility, support
Setting Up a Screen Reader Testing Environment on Your Computer (sar)36
nvda, testing, tooling, accessibility, link-lists
Significant Improvements for Screen Readers Now in Nightly Firefox (moz)35
browsers, mozilla, firefox, accessibility
5 Takeaways From Screen Reader Usability Interviews34
accessibility, usability
Do We Need an Interop for Assistive Technologies? (hdv)33
accessibility, browsers, assistive-tech, interoperability
Comparing JAWS, NVDA, and VoiceOver (css)32
accessibility, comparisons, jaws, nvda, apple, voiceover
Mac VoiceOver Testing the Simple Way (spa/clo)31
accessibility, testing, apple, voiceover
Introduction to Screen Readers (Desktop Edition) (bru)30
videos, introductions, accessibility, desktop
The Hidden History of Screen Readers (ver)29
accessibility, assistive-tech, history
Set JAWS Free! (yat)28
accessibility, jaws
The Importance of Screen Reader Software for Web Navigation27
accessibility, navigation
Do We Need Screen Reader for Accessibility Testing26
accessibility, testing
Assistive Technology, Accessible Technology, and the Accessibility Tree25
accessibility, assistive-tech, tooling
Browsing With a Mobile Screen Reader (tet)24
accessibility, browsers, assistive-tech, mobile, browsing
Comparing Page Language Declaration Setups in Screen Readers (j9t)23
accessibility, html, http, comparisons
The Effect of CSS on Screen Readers22
css, accessibility
What Do HTML Elements Sound Like? (rik)21
html, voiceover, accessibility
Screen Readers: Hearing the Unseen20
accessibility
Accessible SVGs: Perfect Patterns for Screen Reader Users (car/sma)19
accessibility, svg, images
How to Document the Screen Reader User Experience18
how-tos, assistive-tech, documentation, user-experience
Standards for Writing Accessibly (and/ali)17
writing, content, conventions, accessibility, user-experience, colors, icons
How a Screen Reader User Surfs the Web (tin+/sma)16
videos, accessibility, browsing, user-experience
I Used the Web for a Day Using a Screen Reader (sma)15
accessibility
The Importance of Manual Accessibility Testing (eri/sma)14
accessibility, testing, assistive-tech, link-lists
Accessibility Support (mfa)13
websites, accessibility, support, jaws, microsoft, nvda, google, voiceover, apple
Accessibility: The Missing Ingredient (ali)12
accessibility, assistive-tech, testing
Frustrations With NVDA-Support (jcs)11
nvda, accessibility, communication
The Accessibility of WAI–ARIA (ali)10
accessibility, aria, wcag, browsers, assistive-tech
WebAIM Study: Screenreaders and JavaScript Co-Exist (mic/aja)9
surveys, accessibility, webaim
Configuring Links in Screen Readers8
links, jaws, accessibility
Fieldsets, Legends, and Screen Readers (ste/tpg)7
accessibility, html, forms
Accessibility Basics: How Does Your Page Look to a Screen Reader? (chr/css)6
fundamentals, accessibility
Screen Readers: A Web Developer Failure5
jaws, accessibility, html, standards
Making AJAX Work With Screen Readers4
ajax, javascript, accessibility, support, jaws
AJAX and Screenreaders: When Can It Work? (sib)3
ajax, javascript, accessibility
Source Order, Skip Links, and Structural Labels2
source-order, skip-links, labels, accessibility
The Bullhorns and Short-Term Thinking1
accessibility