technology
Screen Reader
A screen reader is an assistive-technology application that converts the visual content of a screen — text, images, controls — into synthesised speech or refreshable braille output for people who are blind or have low vision; the dominant screen readers are JAWS (Windows), NVDA (Windows), VoiceOver (Apple), TalkBack (Android), and ChromeVox.
About Screen Reader
According to WebAIM's 2024 Screen Reader User Survey, JAWS holds ~40% market share, NVDA ~38%, VoiceOver ~12%. Screen readers traverse the DOM and accessibility tree; they rely on semantic HTML and properly used ARIA.
Citations
- WebAIM Screen Reader Survey — WebAIM
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