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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” × ? · “screen-readers” RSS feed (per email)

Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
Does Your Screen Reader Content Need an Editor? (int)144
content, writing, accessibility
The Siren Song of “ariaNotify()” (wil/css)143
javascript, aria, notifications, attributes, html, jaws, nvda, voiceover, accessibility
How Good Is Browser Support for the ARIA Notify API? (ale)142
aria, notifications, apis, accessibility, support, browsers
Don’t Put “aria-label” on Generic Elements Like Divs (mat)141
html, attributes, aria, support, accessibility
Multi-Level Navigation: The Challenge of Identifying Parent Sections for Screen Readers (ele)140
navigation, html, aria, accessibility
Screen Readers Are Not Testing Tools (yat)139
accessibility, testing
Making Emojis and Icons Screen Reader Accessible (pop)138
emoji, icons, images, accessibility, html
Tooltips That Work for Everyone (ele)137
tooltips, accessibility, html, aria, attributes, nvda, jaws
Quick Tip: Don’t Use “<abbr>” (nat)136
html, tips-and-tricks, support, accessibility
You Know What? Just Don’t Split Words Into Letters (aar)135
accessibility, html, support
Demystifying Screen Reader Use for Manual Testing: Deneb Pulsipher and Kosi Asabere134
videos, accessibility, testing
Live Region Support (aar)133
accessibility, live-regions, support, nvda, jaws, voiceover
Brief Note on Application Keyboard Shortcuts (aar)132
accessibility, keyboard-shortcuts
5 Accessibility Checks to Run on Every Component (hdv/zer)131
accessibility, components, testing, keyboard-navigation, design-tokens, microcontent, zooming
The Text Mode Lie: Why Modern TUIs Are a Nightmare for Accessibility130
accessibility, command-line, ai, gemini, nvda, vi+vim, unix-like, code-editors
Tests for CSS Generated Content Alternative Text (rus)129
css, generated-content, alt-text, accessibility, support, voiceover, nvda, jaws
Don’t Leave the Screen Reader Hungry (ger/mat)128
html, emoji, accessibility
Testing Methods: Pronunciation (dec)127
accessibility, testing, wcag, pronunciation
A11y Considerations in Math on the Web (man/mat)126
accessibility, mathml, nvda, voiceover, support
“aria-busy” Is Not Your Friend (ger)125
accessibility, aria, nvda, jaws, voiceover
Common Misconceptions About Screen Readers (tet)124
accessibility
Tables: Beyond Rows and Columns (tpg)123
accessibility, wcag, tables, html, semantics, jaws, nvda
A Guide to Creating Accessible PDFs Using Free Tools (stv/pic)122
guides, accessibility, pdf, tooling, testing, jaws, nvda, voiceover
CSS to Speech: Alternative Text for CSS-Generated Content (sar)121
css, voice, generated-content, alt-text, accessibility, support, browsers
“aria-label” or “title”? Screen Reader Behaviour Explained (a11)120
html, attributes, accessibility
Screen Readers Do Not Need to Be Saved by AI (cra)119
ai, accessibility
How Blind People Navigate the World, On- and Offline (lau)118
accessibility, navigation, nvda, jaws
Screen Reader HTML Support—Lookup (ste)117
html, accessibility, support, overviews
On Dashes, AI, and Screen Readers (ons/tpg)116
typography, ai, accessibility
Foundations: Types of Assistive Technology and Adaptive Strategies (tet)115
fundamentals, assistive-tech, screen-magnification, keyboard-navigation, tooling, accessibility
Screen Reader HTML Support Tables (ste/tet)114
html, support, jaws, nvda, accessibility
Make Screen Readers Talk With the ARIA Notify API (ale)113
accessibility, aria, notifications, apis, javascript
Event Handling in JAWS and NVDA (sib/tpg)112
accessibility, jaws, nvda, events, javascript, comparisons
Tweaking Text Level Styles, Reprised (aar)111
html, css, accessibility, support, browsers
Polite Is Often Better Than Being Alerted (oze)110
accessibility, aria
Don’t Use Fake Bold or Italic in Social Media (aar)109
social-media, unicode, pronunciation, accessibility
Don’t Start Testing Accessibility With a Screen Reader (eri)108
accessibility, testing, keyboard-navigation
Which VoiceOver? (aar)107
accessibility, voiceover, unix-like
Exploring AI, Web Development, and Accessibility in Tech With Stefan Judis (ste+/wea)106
videos, interviewing, ai, javascript, runtimes, accessibility, craft
Don’t Wrap Figure in a Link (aar)105
html, links, accessibility
Accessibility of Emojis for List Bullets—Potential Issues (cer)104
accessibility, emoji, lists, pronunciation
How to Conduct Accessibility Testing With Screen Readers103
how-tos, accessibility, testing, assistive-tech
Brief Note on Figure and Figcaption Support (aar)102
html, accessibility, support
Updated Brief Note on Description List Support (aar)101
html, lists, semantics, accessibility, support
Using Iframes to Embed Arbitrary Content Is Probably a Bad Idea (tem)100
iframes, embed-code, keyboard-navigation, scrolling, accessibility
Misleading Icons: Icon-Only-Buttons and Their Impact on Screen Readers (ale/mat)99
html, buttons, icons, images, accessibility
The Search Input: They Almost Got It Right (stv/mat)98
html, forms, labels, assistive-tech, accessibility
Create Accessible Websites: Top Free Tools You Need to Know97
accessibility, testing, jaws, nvda, linting, tooling
Testing With a Screen Reader Is an Important Step (mic)96
accessibility, testing
No Industry for Old Men (ste/web)95
videos, retrospectives, html, aria, browsers, accessibility, w3c
Designing for Accessibility: Enhancing Math Learning for the Blind Using the NVDA Screen Reader94
accessibility, design, nvda
JAWS (Only) No More (ste)93
accessibility, jaws, nvda, voiceover, google, support
Making Maps Accessible to Screen Readers (mni)92
accessibility, link-lists
Improving the Screen Reader Experience for “Learn WCs” (and)91
accessibility, user-experience, assistive-tech, voiceover, case-studies
Expert Guide: Writing HTML for Screen Reader Users (flo/a11)90
guides, accessibility, html, aria, alt-text, writing
AT Is More Than Screen Readers (aar)89
accessibility, assistive-tech, terminology, concepts
What Does “aria-hidden=true” Actually Do to Interactive Elements? (cer)88
accessibility, aria, hiding
Long Alt (aar)87
accessibility, images, alt-text, support, browsers
ARIA “role=application” and Mobile Screen Readers (cer)86
accessibility, aria, mobile
Screen Readers and Drag-and-Drop: Grabbing and Releasing Elements (dar)85
drag-and-drop, accessibility, browsers, support
10 Takeaways From the WebAIM Screenreader Survey #10 (kar)84
accessibility
My WebAIM 10th SR User Survey Takeaways (aar)83
accessibility
WebAIM Screen Reader User Survey 10 (den)82
accessibility
ARIA “note” (aar)81
accessibility, aria, browsers, support
Options for “optgroup” Labeling of “options” (ste)80
accessibility, html, forms, browsers, support
Screen Reader Users and the Tab Key (tem)79
accessibility, keyboard-navigation, testing
Screen Reader User Survey #10 (web)78
surveys, accessibility
Not All Screen Reader Users Are Blind (tem)77
accessibility, user-experience
How to Write Good Alt Text for Screen Readers (cra)76
how-tos, accessibility, images, writing, alt-text
Getting Started With NVDA75
videos, introductions, nvda, accessibility
Accessibility Improvements for User-Agents74
accessibility, browsers, assistive-tech
Strikethrough Accessibility (den)73
accessibility, html, support
Does the HTML “hr” (Horizontal Rule) Benefit Screen Reader Users?72
html, accessibility
Browser Video Players Review (aar)71
html, multimedia, accessibility, browsers, support
“aria-haspopup” and Screen Readers (mat)70
aria, support, accessibility
The Curious Case of “iff” and Overriding Screenreader Pronunciations (ben)69
accessibility, pronunciation
Blockquotes in Screen Readers (aar)68
accessibility, support, html
Interoperability With Specific Assistive Technologies or: “Does the Website Work on JAWS?” (kar)67
accessibility, interoperability, assistive-tech, jaws
The “article” Element and Screen Readers (mat)66
html, accessibility, support
Your Browser May Be Having a Secret Relationship With a Screen Reader (kno)65
accessibility, browsers, assistive-tech
Testing Sites and Apps With Blind Users: A Cheat Sheet (sma)64
accessibility, testing, assistive-tech, tooling, cheat-sheets
How Screen-Reader Users Type on and Control Mobile Devices (nng)63
accessibility, usability, mobile
Fieldsets, Legends, and Screen Readers Again (ste/tpg)62
accessibility, html, forms
HTML Landmark Roles Screen Reader Demo (sch/mdn)61
videos, accessibility, html, voiceover
Screen Readers Don’t Announce When the User Reaches the “maxlength” Character Limit (sim)60
html, accessibility, support
Introduction to Screen‐Readers: JAWS Edition59
introductions, jaws, accessibility
Introduction to Screen‐Readers: NVDA Edition58
introductions, nvda, accessibility
Introduction to Screen‐Readers: VoiceOver macOS Edition57
introductions, voiceover, accessibility
Answering “What ARIA Can I Use?” (w3c)56
accessibility, aria, browsers, assistive-tech, support
Don’t Override Screen Reader Pronunciation (aar)55
accessibility, pronunciation
Visually Hidden Content Is a Hack That Needs to Be Resolved, Not Enshrined (sco)54
hiding, accessibility, browsers, assistive-tech, css
Hijacking Screenreaders With CSS (ben/deq)53
videos, accessibility, css
How Screen Readers Read Special Characters: An Update (ele)52
accessibility, support, unicode
A Native “Visually Hidden” in CSS? Yes Please! (mic)51
hiding, accessibility, browsers, assistive-tech, css
Screen Readers Don’t Convey the Semantics of “strong” and “em” (mat)50
accessibility, semantics, html
Screen Reader Quick Guide49
guides, accessibility
Screen Readers Support for Text Level HTML Semantics (ste/tpg)48
html, semantics, support, accessibility
JAWS, NVDA, and VoiceOver Braille Viewers (aar)47
accessibility, jaws, nvda, voiceover
Brief Note on Description List Support (aar)46
html, lists, semantics, accessibility, support
Setting Up a Screen Reader Testing Environment on Your Computer (sar)45
nvda, testing, tooling, accessibility, link-lists
Significant Improvements for Screen Readers Now in Nightly Firefox (moz)44
browsers, firefox, accessibility
5 Takeaways From Screen Reader Usability Interviews43
accessibility, usability
Screenshotting VoiceOver on macOS (kil)42
tooling, screenshots, images, unix-like, voiceover, accessibility
Do We Need an Interop for Assistive Technologies? (hdv)41
accessibility, browsers, assistive-tech, interoperability
Comparing JAWS, NVDA, and VoiceOver (css)40
accessibility, comparisons, jaws, nvda, voiceover
Mac VoiceOver Testing the Simple Way (spa/clo)39
accessibility, testing, voiceover
Introduction to Screen Readers (Desktop Edition) (bru)38
videos, introductions, accessibility, desktop
The Hidden History of Screen Readers (ver)37
accessibility, assistive-tech, history
Set JAWS Free! (yat)36
accessibility, jaws
The Importance of Screen Reader Software for Web Navigation35
accessibility, navigation
Do We Need Screen Reader for Accessibility Testing34
accessibility, testing
Assistive Technology, Accessible Technology, and the Accessibility Tree33
accessibility, assistive-tech, tooling
Browsing With a Mobile Screen Reader (tet)32
accessibility, browsers, assistive-tech, mobile, browsing
Comparing Page Language Declaration Setups in Screen Readers (j9t)31
accessibility, html, http, comparisons
The Effect of CSS on Screen Readers30
css, accessibility
What Do HTML Elements Sound Like? (rik)29
html, voiceover, accessibility
Screen Readers: Hearing the Unseen28
accessibility
Accessible SVGs: Perfect Patterns for Screen Reader Users (car/sma)27
accessibility, svg, images
How to Document the Screen Reader User Experience26
how-tos, assistive-tech, documentation, user-experience, accessibility
Standards for Writing Accessibly (and/ali)25
writing, content, conventions, accessibility, user-experience, colors, icons
How a Screen Reader User Surfs the Web (tin+/sma)24
videos, accessibility, browsing, user-experience
I Used the Web for a Day Using a Screen Reader (sma)23
accessibility
The Importance of Manual Accessibility Testing (eri/sma)22
accessibility, testing, assistive-tech, link-lists
Accessibility Support (mfa)21
websites, accessibility, support, jaws, microsoft, nvda, google, voiceover
Early Favorite Accessibility Tools and Checkers: A Trip Down Memory Lane (deq)20
accessibility, tooling, bobby, ibm, webaim, retrospectives
Accessibility: The Missing Ingredient (ali)19
accessibility, assistive-tech, testing
Frustrations With NVDA-Support (jcs)18
nvda, accessibility, communication
The Accessibility of WAI–ARIA (ali)17
accessibility, aria, wcag, browsers, assistive-tech
WebAIM Study: Screenreaders and JavaScript Co-Exist (mic/aja)16
surveys, accessibility, webaim
Configuring Links in Screen Readers15
links, jaws, accessibility
Fieldsets, Legends, and Screen Readers (ste/tpg)14
accessibility, html, forms
Accessibility Basics: How Does Your Page Look to a Screen Reader? (chr/css)13
fundamentals, accessibility
Screen Readers: A Web Developer Failure12
jaws, accessibility, html, standards
Making AJAX Work With Screen Readers11
ajax, javascript, accessibility, support, jaws
AJAX and Screenreaders: When Can It Work? (sib)10
ajax, javascript, accessibility
Source Order, Skip Links, and Structural Labels9
source-order, skip-links, labels, accessibility
The Bullhorns and Short-Term Thinking8
accessibility
The Sound of the Accessible Title Tag Separator7
accessibility, pronunciation, jaws
Three Things I Learned About Screen Reader Users6
accessibility, jaws
Influence of Valid Code on Screen Readers5
html, conformance, accessibility
Screenreader Visibility4
accessibility, hiding, css, overviews, comparisons
A Web Designer’s Guide to JAWS3
guides, jaws, accessibility
Describing an Entire Flash Movie2
flash, accessibility
CSS Accessibility Problems: Is Markup Dead?1
accessibility, css, html, search