Seeking Best Accessibility Practices

Quiz 5.2.2: Screen Reader Visibility Test #2

This test case uses display:none coded in a linked style sheet. Please try SR Test 2 on every screen reader you have.


13 Responses to “Quiz 5.2.2: Screen Reader Visibility Test #2”

  1. Bob Easton Says:

    JAWS 5.0 with IE 6.0
    Not spoken
    Not displayed

  2. Arve Says:

    Opera 8 beta 3 reads “These are hidden words”, but does not display it. This is in accordance with specifications - you will need to add a @speech stylesheet, with appropriate “speak:none;”

  3. W Phillips Says:

    Fangs Screenreader Emulator with FireFox 1.0
    ‘These are hidden words’ displayed in text output

  4. Dejan Kozina Says:

    pwWeb Speak 32 rel. 3
    hidden text spoken
    hidden text displayed

  5. W Phillips Says:

    Update: Downloaded the lastest version of Fangs Screenreader Emulator with FireFox 1.0 and hidden text NOT displayed in text output

  6. Mike Stenhouse Says:

    JAWS6.00.407 on IE6
    Not spoken

    Windows-Eyes 5 on Firefox 1.0.2
    Not spoken

  7. Bob Easton Says:

    Window-Eyes 4.5 with Firefox 1.0.2
    Not spoken
    Not displayed

  8. Bob Easton Says:

    Window-Eyes 4.5 with IE 6
    Not spoken
    Not displayed

  9. Bob Easton Says:

    IBM Home Page Reader 3.04
    Not spoken
    Not displayed

  10. Charles Belov Says:

    Jaws 5.0
    Virtual Cursor on - no/no
    Virtual Cursor off - no/no
    Virtual Cursor on is default unless user has set their preferences to off.

  11. Charles Belov Says:

    Jaws 4.0 with IE 6.0
    Virtual Cursor on - yes/no
    Virtual Cursor off - no/no
    Virtual Cursor on is default unless user has set their preferences to off.

  12. Bob Easton Says:

    Connect Outloud 2.0 and IE 6
    speaks the hidden words
    does not display the hidden words

  13. Mike Elledge Says:

    Jaws 7.0 with Firefox 1.5
    Virtual Cursor on- no/no


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