Screen Reader Visibility Test Results
Visibility Tests
This series of tests seeks to understand how screen readers and other assistive technology react to different methods of hiding information from visual display. The following table offers the results from Quizzes 5.2.1 through 5.2.12, test cases 1 through 12.
The desired result is y/n, meaning a screen reader announces the material, but it is not visible.
The result n/n means a screen reader does not announce the material and it is not visible either.
The result NT means not tested.
In the results table, hover over the test case number in the top row to see the test parameters.
| Screen Reader or user agent | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connect OutLoud 2 | n/n | y/n | y/n | n/n | n/n | n/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/* | y/n | y/n |
| Jaws 4 and IE 6 | n/n | y/n | y/n | n/n | n/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/* | y/n | y/* |
| Jaws 5 and IE 6 | n/n | n/n | y/n | n/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/* | y/n | y/n |
| Jaws 6 and IE 6 | n/n | n/n | n/n | n/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/* | y/n | y/* |
| Window Eyes 4.5 and IE 6 | n/n | n/n | n/n | n/n | y/n | y/n | n/n | n/n | n/n | n/n | n/n | n/n |
| Window Eyes 5 and IE 6 | n/n | n/n | n/n | n/n | y/n | y/n | n/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/n |
| IBM HPR 3.04 and IE 6 | n/n | n/n | n/n | n/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/* | y/n | y/* |
| pwWebSpeak 3 | y/y | y/y | y/y | y/y | y/y | y/y | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Mac OSX Text to Speech | NT | y/n | y/n | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Microsoft Narrator | NT | y/n | y/n | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Opera 8 with Voice | NT | y/n | n/n | n/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/n |
| Voice Over and Safari 2.0 | NT | NT | NT | NT | NY | NT | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/* | y/n | y/* |
| Lynx | -/y | -/y | -/y | -/y | -/y | -/y | -/y | -/y | -/y | -/y | -/y | -/y |
| Fangs for Firefox (*) | n/n | n/n | n/n | n/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/n | y/n |
Notes:
- Fangs is rated y/n if the hidden material is displayed in the Fangs’ Screen Reader Output text, but not displayed in the Firefox visual display.
- Test 10 in IE: text overprints next line. In Safari: VoiceOver cursor is visible.
- Test 11: Text is not displayed, but space is reserved for the text block.
- Test 12: IE and Safari display first letter of text, sometimes more.
Last updated: 5 June, 2005