Screen readers

Screen readers are software that is used to get a computer response through sound, mostly used by the visually impaired. The program goes through texts and images, reading aloud everything that it finds on the screen, as well as the operations that the user performs with the alphanumeric keys and the commands entered.

How does navigation work?

Navigation through screen readers works essentially in three ways:

  • Reading the entire page (navigation with the arrows):
  • Reading the links (tab navigation):
  • Reading the headers (navigation ...

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