
Considering this, it makes sense to go where the attention is. This includes two of the most popular screen readers on the market- JAWS and NVDA-as well as aViewer, the Paciello Group’s specialized tool for exposing accessibility API information.

While macOS’ VoiceOver is a powerful and easy-to-use screen reader, the lion’s share of assistive software exists on Windows. However, in the world of accessibility development, Windows remains king. It’s been enough of a success that Windows has offered a comparable experience in an effort to win people back. Their Unix-based Operating System ( OS) makes it easy to use many current development tools.


In this post, I’m going to knock down one of the barriers that prevents many developers from doing thorough accessibility testing: not having access to a proper setup. To remedy this, we need to test our work using the same assistive technology the individuals who rely on it everyday use.Ĭompliance work is all about removing the obstacles that keep people from doing the things they want or need to do. As more and more services necessary to living life go online, it becomes imperative to ensure that everyone-regardless of ability or circumstance-can use the websites that host them.ĭue to how software is typically built, accessibility testing usually isn’t performed thoroughly enough to ensure full compliance.
