- From: Wayne Dick <wed@csulb.edu>
- Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 14:42:18 -0800
- To: Liz Hunter <lduncan@siu.edu>
- Cc: "w3c-wai-ig@w3.org" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Dear James, I think testing with a screen reader is not very useful. The suggestion of using a free and easy to use reader is best, because it does not involve a lot of learning time. Your time is better spent learning an evaluation tool, especially the manual evaluation parts. Screen readers will let you know if some people who are blind can use your site. They will give you almost no information about how well your site will support the needs of people with low vision, the majority of people with visual impairments. So spend your time studying the WCAG Guidlines and the "how to meet" descriptions. Learn your WAI ARIA. Learn a good evaluation tool and how to do manual evaluation effectively. Remember, when you meet WCAG and WAI ARIA, and a screen reader cannot read your site, your page is isn't the problem... the screen reader just has a bug. Wayne Dick
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