03.5.4 · Skill in Accessibility
Assistive technology support
Working well with screen readers, magnifiers and voice control.
Assistive technologies read and operate the interface on behalf of users. Testing with a screen reader for even ten minutes reveals problems no checklist catches. Engineers should know how to do a basic pass themselves.
Resources
1- docsStart hereAccessibility tooling and assistive technology ↗MDN Web Docs · 20 min
How to test with a screen reader yourself, and what automated checkers can and cannot catch.
Tools
1- ToolOpen sourceNVDA
Free, open-source screen reader for Windows, widely used for accessibility testing.