![]() Empathizing to emulate users is hard, it’s a process, and adaptation takes time, but it's worth it. Emulating the listening experience, as Screen Reader users would experience it. Listening to the spoken representation of the User Interface, and then verifying if it’s equivalent to the visual experience. So, how do I turn it off, they ask? The answer is, “let it speak, that’s the whole point of Screen Reader testing”. Or switching from a native language to a new language. It's like the first time using Windows coming from Mac, or vice-versa. What you feel is normal, and you will adapt the more you use it, but don't turn it off. So, I’m writing this article to quickly share a link with newcomers. That perceivable embarrassment, when they can't turn off the Screen Reader. #Screen reader accessibility testing how toWhen explaining how to optimize, code, and then do Screen Reader testing to confirm vocalization. But that same reaction I had, I keep finding it whenever I have to coach newcomers to Web Accessibility. It’s been a while since that, and I’m well adapted now. Got worst when the Screen Reader was narrating and I was trying to speak, while screen sharing and presenting something. Concentrating on both areas at the same time, the visual and the audio, was hard. I got confused between what my eyes were reading and what my ears were hearing. I turned on the Screen Reader for the first time, then I wanted to shut it down immediately. ![]() I remember the first reaction I had when I started to work on a Web Accessibility project and did Screen Reader testing.
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