caspanda.blogg.se - Windows accessibility screen reader

On my Windows keyboard if I press the page up key, it will take me back to the beginning of the list. If I press the tab key I can get back to the list and go through each item. Headings, radio button, check alt plus H. Because these are radio buttons I can use the arrow keys to get through each type. Type, grouping, landmarks, radio button, check alt plus D. To cycle through those different types I can press shift tab. The elements list has three groupings of links, headings, and landmark types. Since I have a Windows third-party keyboard I can actually press my insert key and F7. Insert being the NVDA key that you can map to your caps lock key or something else. If I wanted to get a better idea of the overall structure of the page, I could use the elements list, which is similar to the rotor in voice over. That H key will navigate through where I was in the source order.

Tools, navigation, landmark, tools, heading, level three. If I press the H key in NVDA it will cycle through the headings. Some of those links may be contained in lists or landmarks, so those groupings are announced as well. The down arrow key in NVDA will cycle through content such as headings and links. Out of list interaction navigation landmark. Link alt plus shift plus X random article. Visited link, alt plus, shift plus, see main page. Navigation, navigation, landmark, list with seven items. To navigate around I'm going to press the down arrow key to start reading. I recommend that you open NVDA before your browser and it does work best with Firefox. Today we're going to talk about testing for accessibility with NVDA, the open source window screen reader.

How to Map Your Mac's Capslock Key to a NVDA or JAWS Key in a Windows VM.

Get a Windows VM from Microsoft - I use IE11.

If you're on a Mac or Linux, you could install a Windows virtual machine: If you're on a Windows machine, you can install NVDA directly.

Three Things You Should Know Before Using Voiceover for Testing.

Understanding Screen Reader Interaction Modes.

Using NVDA to Emulate Web Accessibility.

For more tips, check out the resources below. You'll also learn a bit about Forms Mode and how it impacts screen reader navigation.

In this lesson, you'll learn how to browse a webpage using NVDA's keyboard shortcuts, including headings navigation, skip links, and the Elements List. But NVDA has no licensing fee plus an open bug tracker, making it great for users as well as developer testing. It's similar to JAWS, another popular Windows screen reader that works best with IE. NVDA is a popular open source screen reader on Windows that works well with Firefox.