Accessibility Testing: Screen Readers

Question 1

True or false:
You can customize web content to screen reader users by detecting which screen reader they’re using

A. True
B. False

Answer 1

B. False

Question 2

Which phone is currently the most popular among blind users?

A. Windows Phone
B. iPhone
C. Android Phones
D. Blackberry Phones

Answer 2

B. iPhone

Question 3

True or false:
Screen readers can output to either audio or Braille.

A. True
B. False

Answer 3

A. True

Question 4

Which screen readers are available for Windows? (Select all that apply)

A. JAWS
B. VoiceOver
C. TalkBack
D. NVDA
E. Window-Eyes
F. Orca

Answer 4

A. JAWS
D. NVDA
E. Window-Eyes

Question 5

True or false:
Testing with screen readers is recommended, but is not required, if automated accessibility tests are performed prior to launching web content.

A. True
B. False

Answer 5

B. False

Question 6

Blind screen reader users are most likely to navigate web content using what?

A. Voice activation
B. Mouse
C. Trackpad
D. Motion detection
E. Keyboard

Answer 6

E. Keyboard

Question 7

How do screen readers treat columns of text created by two floating <div> elements side by side?

A. Screen readers read each column one at a time, starting with the column that appears first in the DOM
B. Screen readers can’t read columns
C. Screen readers read the first line of column 1, followed by the first line of column 2, followed by the second line of column 1, followed by the second line of column 2, and so on.
D. Screen readers read only the first column</div>

Answer 7

A. Screen readers read each column one at a time, starting with the column that appears first in the DOM

Question 8

Do screen readers notify users about the visual placement of items on the page (e.g., explaining columns of text, or floating items with wrapping text)?

A. Yes
B. No

Answer 8

B. No

Question 9

True or False:
In their default settings, most screen readers announce every comma and every period.

A. True
B. False

Answer 9

B. False

Question 10

True or False:
When reading the number 300, if you hear VoiceOver say “Three zero zero” instead of “Three hundred”, it means you need to fix the way you wrote the number.

A. True
B. False

Answer 10

B. False

Question 11

Which of the following visual styles do most screen readers in their default settings announce to users while reading in normal browse mode? (Select all that apply)

A. Bold
B. Italic
C. Background colors
D. All caps
E. Colors
F. Visual placement
G. Indentation
H. All of the above
I. None of the above

Answer 11

I. None of the above

Screen readers ignore almost all CSS styles

Question 12

What do developers need to keep in mind about the virtual buffer of screen readers?

A. Blind users cannot access the virtual buffer
B. The virtual buffer is keyboard-accessible
C. There may be a delay between the time when an AJAX load event is complete and when the virtual buffer is updated
D. The virtual buffer must be invoked via JavaScript

Answer 12

C. There may be a delay between the time when an AJAX load event is complete and when the virtual buffer is updated

Question 13

Which of the following do screen readers read?

A. The source code (i.e. the markup available using “view source”)
B. The DOM (the markup after it has been processed by the browser)
C. The visible text on the screen (e.g. the output as rendered through the graphics processor)
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

Answer 13

B. The DOM (the markup after it has been processed by the browser)