A messy intro into VoiceOver - OS X's built-in screen reader

Browsers

• works best with Safari!

Getting Started

• cmd+f5 to turn on
• Remember the "VoiceOver Key" (VO) opt + control
• To navigate into a page, VO + shift + down arrow
• To navigate all page links, hit tab throughout
• To navigate all page content in order, VO + left/right arrow
• VoiceOver on iOS - the "triple click" https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT204390
  • swipe left/right to navigate
• cmd+f5 to turn off

Questions as you navigate your page/app

• can I access all page content?
• Is what's being announced make sense or am I lost?
• if I interact with an element, is it clear that something happened?
• can I escape any interactions easily?

Next Steps

• http://webaim.org/articles/screenreader_testing/
• http://webaim.org/articles/voiceover/
• the rotor! http://accessibility.psu.edu/screenreaders/voiceover/#rotor
• VO keyboard map https://help.apple.com/voiceover/vo/en/VOKeysColor_1.html
• http://a11yproject.com/resources