Screen Reader Access
Assistive Technologies are meant to cater to the needs of people with various impairments like Visual, Hearing, Mobility, and Learning impairment. An assistive technology helps differently abled people in rendering or viewing a webpage. Screen Readers are assistive devices that convert text into synthesized speech to facilitate visually impaired users to listen to and comprehend the content on a webpage. Following links can be visited to get more information about assistive technologies and screen readers:
- http://www.screenreader.net
- http://www.freedomscientific.com
- http://www.gwmicro.com
- http://www.spectronicsinoz.com
Screen Reader Access
The "Guidelines for Indian Government Websites" website complies with World Wide Web Consortium (W.3.C.) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (W.C.A.G.) 2.0 level AA. This will enable people with visual impairments access the website using assistive technologies, such as screen readers. The information of the website is accessible with different screen readers, such as J.A.W.S. that stands for Job Access With Speech, N.V.D.A. that stands for Non Visual Desktop Access, S.A.F.A. that stands for Screen Access For All, Supernova and Window-Eyes.
Following table lists the information about different screen readers:
Information related to the various screen readers
| Screen Reader | Website | Free or Commercial |
|---|---|---|
| Non Visual Desktop Access (N.V.D.A.) | http://www.nvda-project.org/ | Free |
| System Access To Go | http://www.satogo.com/ | Free |
| Thunder | http://www.screenreader.net/index.php?pageid=2 | Free |
| Hal | http://www.eyeway.org/?q=hal-screen-reader | Commercial |
| J.A.W.S. | https://support.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/JAWS | Commercial |
| Supernova | http://www.yourdolphin.co.uk/productdetail.asp?id=1 | Commercial |
| Window-Eyes | http://www.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes/ | Commercial |