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That makes me think, how does one learn to use a screen reader? (Or alternatives for other handicaps) It seems fairly technical and challenging to learn, but I

That makes me think, how does one learn to use a screen reader? (Or alternatives for other handicaps) It seems fairly technical and challenging to learn, but I feel it would make sense for abled engineers to practice using those. I personally wouldn’t even know where to start, I only enabled the screen reader a few times by mistakes and have no idea how I could learn to be effective with it if I need to at some point in my life.

justsomehnguy 3y ago
Just turn off your monitor.
- zamadatix 3y ago
  You can also learn Linux by just uninstalling Windows. 15 minutes of good starting material will save you untold amounts of unnecessary headache though.
- sixstringtheory 3y ago
  If you enable VoiceOver on iOS, you can perform a gesture to enable “screen curtain” which turns off display rendering: a triple-finger triple tap. Great way to test your app for accessibility.
avtar 3y ago
> That makes me think, how does one learn to use a screen reader? (Or alternatives for other handicaps) VoiceOver on Mac or NVDA on Windows are good, free options. There's an accessibility playlist on Youtube that provides an introduction to both: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R-6WvAihms&list=PLNYkxOF6rcICWx0C9LVWWVqvHlYJyqw7g&index=7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R-6WvAihms&list=PLNYkxOF6rc... A more in-depth demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0m7VEHoXMI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0m7VEHoXMI
dirtyid 3y ago
I've been learning screen readers in my spare time because it seems like a nice screen off way to browse content in bed. It's servicable and maybe even viable way to work if more of the web was tailored for it.
- dgellow 3y ago
  Surprised it isn’t more common, I would expect nerdy abled people to show off to their friends their cool screen reading skills, just because it’s such a niche, technical, and weird thing to do. I may try out during the weekend.

justsomehnguy 3y ago

Just turn off your monitor.

zamadatix 3y ago
You can also learn Linux by just uninstalling Windows. 15 minutes of good starting material will save you untold amounts of unnecessary headache though.
sixstringtheory 3y ago
If you enable VoiceOver on iOS, you can perform a gesture to enable “screen curtain” which turns off display rendering: a triple-finger triple tap. Great way to test your app for accessibility.

avtar 3y ago

> That makes me think, how does one learn to use a screen reader? (Or alternatives for other handicaps) VoiceOver on Mac or NVDA on Windows are good, free options. There's an accessibility playlist on Youtube that provides an introduction to both: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R-6WvAihms&list=PLNYkxOF6rcICWx0C9LVWWVqvHlYJyqw7g&index=7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R-6WvAihms&list=PLNYkxOF6rc... A more in-depth demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0m7VEHoXMI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0m7VEHoXMI

dirtyid 3y ago

I've been learning screen readers in my spare time because it seems like a nice screen off way to browse content in bed. It's servicable and maybe even viable way to work if more of the web was tailored for it.

dgellow 3y ago
Surprised it isn’t more common, I would expect nerdy abled people to show off to their friends their cool screen reading skills, just because it’s such a niche, technical, and weird thing to do. I may try out during the weekend.