A screen reader is a software application that attempts to identify and interpret what is being displayed on the screen. This interpretation is then re-presented to the user with text-to-speech, sound icons, or a Braille output device.
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Should images be given alt text if they contain no information?
Example: a biography page with a picture of the person. The image contains no useful information, yet it adds enough emotional value to the page that simply removing it is not the solution.
If you ...
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JSF + PrimeFaces + Screen Readers [closed]
I need to develop a demo application (not a website) with PrimeFaces to see if the screen readers can read a screen made in it. Can anyone give me any tips? Is it possible? Is there any guide?
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Which alternative text (alt) for static maps?
If screenreader users visit a contact page (on a company website) that contains a static map as image, what should be read to them? So: Which alternative text (content of the HTML alt attribute) ...
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Are support for voice browsers really necessary?
Screen readers attempts to identify and interpret HTML and send its data to a standard output which may be a video monitor, a text-to-speech output device or a braille output device. It is a way to ...
