Accessibility Ambassadors: Screen Reader Testing


Screen readers are an essential part of digital accessibility. People who are blind, have low vision, are photosensitive, or have learning or cognitive disabilities use screen readers to navigate computers, smart phones, apps, web browsers, and more. It is essential that digital tools and materials be created in a way that allows screen readers to navigate and read all of the information aloud.

In this session, you will learn screen reader accessibility best practices from two of the University of Minnesota’s experts: Academic Technologist DM Lavoie (they/them) and Senior Digital Accessibility Analyst Luke Kudryashov (he/they). They will explain common issues and demonstrate what to check for and how to test content with these applications:

  • VoiceOver on MacOS
  • JAWS on Windows
  • VoiceOver on iOS
  • Talkback on Android

They will share additional resources for further learning and also allow time for questions. We hope you will join us for this informative session to improve digital accessibility at the University of Minnesota.

Screen Reader Testing
Thursday, March 27, noon-1 p.m.

Registration for this session is required. Let us know if you are attending. By default, we enable auto-captioning in the webinar. Please let us know what additional accommodations we can provide. Two weeks notice (March 13) will help us to better fulfill requests. This session will be recorded, captioned, and shared with the Google Group.

About Accessibility Ambassadors

Accessibility Ambassadors is a group of University employees from across all campuses who are passionate about making U of M digital resources more accessible online. They bring different skills, strengths, and backgrounds, but all want to create an inclusive and accessible community at the U of M.

They host events to teach, advocate, and discuss digital accessibility topics and strive to be resources for the University community.

To learn about more accessibility-related events at the University of Minnesota, please visit the Office for Digital Accessibility website.

For more information about the Ambassadors, join the Google Group or send an email to: [email protected].

Topics: Tips and Tricks