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- What is the function of screen reader?
- What are the limitations to screen readers?
- How can screen readers be accessible?
- Do all screen readers work the same?
What is the function of screen reader?
A screen reader is a software application that enables people with severe visual impairments to use a computer. Screen readers work closely with the computer's Operating System (OS) to provide information about icons, menus, dialogue boxes, files and folders.
What are the limitations to screen readers?
The major ones are conflict between screen reader and application, poorly designed/unlabeled forms, no alt text for pictures and 3way tie between misleading links, inaccessible PDF, and a screen reader crash [13] .
How can screen readers be accessible?
Screen readers use HTML tags to understand the content and regions of the page, and what elements are available for the user to select. For this reason, the most effective way to make your web pages accessible is to structure your HTML code with semantically rich tags.
Do all screen readers work the same?
There are also many different ways a screen reader can be configured, and there are many ways the English language makes things complicated. So it probably isn't possible to write content that will work flawlessly for everyone who uses a screen reader.
