This post focuses on four popular desktop screen readers: Jaws, Narrator, NVDA and VoiceOver.
It’s based on a very small sample of people, but it still provides a useful glimpse into the technologies used by blind or partially sighted people. The best source of information we have is the WebAIM screen reader survey (last conducted in January 2014). There isn’t much information available about the platforms, devices and screen readers that people use.
Even with these useful screen reader commands, you won’t experience things in the same way as a person who uses a screen reader all the time. Just remember not to make design decisions based only on your tests. When you test your website with a screen reader there are a few basic commands you should know.
