SCREEN READER Definition & Meaning

screen reader

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Phonetic (Standard)IPA

a piece of software that renders visual data as synthesized speech or Braille:
Your social media posts would be more accessible for blind people and others using screen readers if you’d just add alt text to your images.

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Origin of screen reader¹

First recorded in 1935–40 in the sense “a device for reading microfilm or microfiche”

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Example Sentences

The BBC understands that the data will not be announced audibly for people with print disabilities but the government says online data will be posted on a new portal which has been made accessible to screen reader users such as those who are blind and visually-impaired.

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"I tried because I thought I have the tools, I've got my screen reader and a huge monitor so how can I not do it, but I just couldn't," he said.

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The researchers previously developed interactive interfaces that provide a richer experience for screen reader users as they explore accessible data representations.

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Then they put the tool in the hands of five expert screen reader users.

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The first three points could be solved with a screen reader, but for the free navigation a so-called navigation agent had to be implemented.

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