[Athen] Screen Reader/Browser Combination

[Bossley, Peter A.]

Anecdotally on windows it is Firefox or JAWS and Crhome or Firefox. On OSX of course it is Safari.
I would caution that testing is a different matter all together from what students are using. There are technological reasons for testing that don’t necessarily apply to student use. Your testing should be designed to surface the websites or web application’s actual accessibility and not compadibility with a given stack of technology, which is a constantly moving target anyway.
Just my .02 fwiw.

[The Ohio State University]
Peter Bossley
Director, Digital Accessibility Center
ADA Coordinator's Office - Office of University Compliance and Integrity
Student Life Disability Services
098 Baker Hall, 113 W. 12th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210
614-688-3028 Office
bossley.5 at osu.edu<mailto:bossley.5 at osu.edu> accessibility.osu.edu<http://accessibility.osu.edu/>
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From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of Castiglione, Deb A
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2018 9:31 AM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list at u.washington.edu>
Subject: [Athen] Screen Reader/Browser Combination

I’ve asked previously about a screen reader/browser combination matrix, which does not appear to exist. It has been suggested that testing be performed on the current and prior version of JAWS and Internet Explorer, NVDA and Firefox, and VoiceOver on iOS. I’m also familiar with the WebAIM survey and results.

I was curious, however, what the most popular combination is for students in higher education. And, are HE students using Chrome? Any input you can provide is greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
Deb


What is “essential for some” is almost always “good for all” (Meyer, Rose, and Gordon, 2014).

Deb Castiglione, EdD, ATP
Director, Universal Design & Accessible Technologies
Learning Center of Excellence
Cengage
5191 Natorp Boulevard, Mason, OH 45040
513-229-1654 / 513-309-6262
deb.castiglione at cengage.com<mailto:deb.castiglione at cengage.com>

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