Are there best practices regarding reading out lists with a screen reader?

1. How do screen readers read lists?
2. Can screen readers read bullet points?
3. How do I make a list accessible?

How do screen readers read lists?

The way a screen reader user will navigate to a list is with shortcut keys. Both JAWS and NVDA use the L key to navigate to a list and the I ('eye') key to navigate to a list item. A screen reader user can also walk the DOM using the up/down arrow keys.

Can screen readers read bullet points?

Although screen readers can detect bulleted (unordered) lists, they do not usually distinguish levels of indentation.

How do I make a list accessible?

If you think of a series of items as a list, making it into a numbered or bulleted list will help assistive technology users to navigate and understand the items in the list.