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Screen Reader Fundamentals

What they consume#

Flow

Conceptual path

  1. Your HTML / ARIA
  2. Browser accessibility tree
  3. Platform accessibility APIs
  4. Screen reader
  5. Speech / braille output

Users often navigate by

  1. Headings and landmarks
  2. Links and controls lists
  3. Forms mode / focus mode for interaction
  4. Reading order through content

Browse/read exploration and forms/focus interaction are different modes in many screen readers. Details vary by product and platform.

Simulation#

Interactive demo

Reading order (simulation)

Reading order

Simulation — not a screen reader. Announcements are conceptual.

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Course overview

Getting started

Welcome to the accessibility course.

Topics

Simulation ready. Use the controls to move conceptually.