“I already read the newspaper.” A sentence such as “I read the newspaper every day” is ambiguous to all readers-humans and screen readers alike. For example, the word read can be pronounced “reed” or “red,” depending on the context: “I’m going to read the newspaper” vs.

Screen readers can be thrown off by homographs.

Users have the option to enter form navigation mode.

Screen readers inform users when they have entered into a form.

If the table is marked up correctly, the screen reader will read the column and/or row heading as the user enters each new cell.

Users can navigate in any direction from cell to cell in table navigation mode.Screen readers in table navigation mode inform the user how many rows and columns are in a data table.JAWS says “same page link” if the link destination is on the same page as the link itself and “visited link” for links that have been previously accessed.Some screen readers announce the number of links on a page as soon as the page finishes loading in the browser.NVDA and JAWS, for example, precede headings with “heading level 1.” Screen readers announce headings and identify the heading level.If an image without alternative text is a link, screen readers will generally read the link destination (the href attribute in the HTML markup) or may read the image file name.Screen readers ignore images without alternative text and say nothing, but users can set their preferences to read the file name.JAWS precedes the alternative text with the word “graphic.” If the image is a link, JAWS precedes the alternative text with “graphic link.'

Screen readers will read the alternative text of images, if alt text is present.Screen readers announce the page title (the element in the HTML markup) when first loading a web page.Screen readers read letters out loud as you type them, but say “star” or “asterisk” for password fields.They can even have the screen reader read words letter by letter, with the screen reader shouting/emphasizing the uppercase letters. Users can pause screen readers and go back to repeat a word or passage.SQL is pronounced “sequel” even though some humans say “S.Screen readers try to pronounce acronyms, if there are sufficient vowels/consonants to be pronounceable.

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