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From: Paul Bohman
Date: Jul 17, 2015 10:57AM

There are courses on using screen readers for web developers and QA
professionals. We have one at Deque called "Testing with Screen Readers."
It covers JAWS, NVDA, and VoiceOver in some detail, on both a conceptual
and technical level.

https://dequeuniversity.com/curriculum/courses/screenreaders


Paul Bohman, PhD
Director of Training, Deque Systems, Inc
https://DequeUniversity.com
703-225-0380, ext.121


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On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 12:44 PM, Dennis Deacon < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> I started my inquiry on Twitter, but wanted to get more feedback on this.
>
> It is my opinion that web developers need to have a certain level of
> expertise with using a screen reader to test their work during development.
> I have run into a few with a similar point of view. However, the majority
> of feedback has stated that this is an unrealistic expectation. I myself
> find it difficult to hand over work to someone else to test without having
> testing it myself.
>
> I'd love to hear the opinion of others. I myself am a novice screen reader
> user and have looked for training specifically for developers. Beyond the
> online cheat sheets, there are none.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
> Dennis Deacon
> > > > >