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Screen reader

Meaning in UX/UI design, with examples

nounCore term

In UX/UI design, screen reader means: Software that reads the content of a screen aloud or sends it to a braille display, used mainly by blind and low-vision people to use computers and phones.

In Turkish: ekran okuyucu

How it is used

Common screen readers are VoiceOver (Apple), TalkBack (Android), and NVDA and JAWS (Windows). Designers make sure headings, labels, alt text and reading order make sense to someone who cannot see the layout.

Example sentences

  1. With a screen reader, the icon-only buttons are announced as 'button, button, button'.

  2. Test the checkout with VoiceOver; screen reader users can't complete it right now.

Common collocations

  • screen reader user
  • test with a screen reader
  • screen reader support
  • announced by the screen reader
  • accessibilityThe practice of designing products that people with disabilities, such as low vision, blindness, deafness or limited movement, can perceive, understand and use.
  • alt textA short written description of an image, added in the code, that screen readers read aloud and browsers show if the image fails to load.
  • keyboard navigationMoving through and using an interface with the keyboard alone, mainly with the Tab, Shift+Tab, Enter, Space and arrow keys, without a mouse.
  • WCAGShort for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines: the international standard, published by the W3C, that explains how to make websites and apps accessible.

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