{"id":7,"date":"2020-10-08T00:52:32","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T00:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/virtual-scavenger-hunt\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2022-08-08T19:03:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T19:03:05","slug":"screen-reader-activity-hint-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/virtual-accessibility-expedition\/screen-reader-activity-hint-page\/","title":{"rendered":"How to turn on built-in screen readers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Screen Reader<\/h1>\n

Screen readers are software programs that allow blind or visually impaired users to read the text that is displayed on the computer screen with a speech synthesizer or braille display.\u00a0 If you do not own a screen reader, your device should have one built-in.\u00a0 Windows comes with Narrator.\u00a0 MacOS and iOS has VoiceOver built-in.\u00a0 Android comes with TalkBack.\u00a0 We have included instructions for starting each program, along with basic reading commands for each one.\u00a0 If you do not need instructions, please continue to the screen reader activity.<\/p>\n

We are only providing instructions for the reading functions with the screen readers, but they provide many more commands to assist users in navigating their devices.\u00a0 There are links in each accordion to get more information on using a screen reader.<\/p>\n

Modifier keys<\/h2>\n

Each screen reader on a desktop or laptop computer has its own modifier key.\u00a0 It is the key used in combination with other keys to operate commands within the screen reader.<\/p>\n

Narrator uses the caps lock or insert keys as the modifier key.\u00a0 They refer to the key as Narrator when giving instructions.<\/p>\n

Voiceover uses either the caps lock key by itself or by pressing the control and option keys simultaneously.\u00a0 Mac refers to either option as VO when giving instructions.<\/p>\n

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