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From: Angel Chesimet
Date: Feb 9, 2016 9:34AM

Hello,

I am a screen-reader user and a tester and I agree with the comments
already mentioned here. Screen-reader user skills vary like the
varying individuals and their technology skills of members on this
list vary. So using testers with a variety of experience is ideal.

Angel

On 2/9/16, Joe Chidzik < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> As you've observed, users will work in different ways, so it is important to
> involve them in any testing process for best results. Novice screenreader
> users will work in a different way to more experienced users, and so on for
> advanced users.
>
> That said pre-user testing can be useful to remove obvious issues and allow
> user testing to focus on more relevant issues.
>
> Note that I am a sighted user, using a screenreader, but when carrying out
> screenreader testing, I try to:
> -Arrow downup through page content
> -Navigate data tables appropriately; traversing to make sure headers are
> properly picked up
> -Navigate controls via tabshift-tab to check for focus order, and that
> controls are announced as expected
> -Review content of the JAWS dialogs for Headings, Form controls, Links (or
> other screenreader equivalents) - useful to see all linksheadings out of
> context, and the forms list is great for quickly spotting a mis-labelled
> form field.
> -For forms, important to check both labellinginstructions, but also
> behaviour when erroneousmissing data submitted. Are errors announceduseful
> etc.
>
> Hopefully some actual screenreader users will be able to chip in here with
> their experiences too.
>
> Cheers
> Joe
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
>> On Behalf Of Joseph Sherman
>> Sent: 09 February 2016 14:54
>> To: 'WebAIM Discussion List' < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>> Subject: [WebAIM] screen reader usage?
>>
>> Is there a "regular" way screen reader users navigate pages? The users
>> that
>> I've worked with all seem to have different methods when a page loads.
>> Some hit down arrow, some use navigation aids (links, headings, regions),
>> some use tab, etc. And the method used can change the usability of a
>> page-
>> tabbing can skip text or instructions for example.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>>
>> Joseph
>>
>> >> >> at
>> http://webaim.org/discussion/archives
>> > > > > >


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