Non-visual Reading
These tests are for evaluating the reading experience with an assistive technology tool such as a screen reader or refreshable Braille display. Tests include continuous reading, pause and resume, reading order, alternative text, table and hyperlink navigation, copying text. Learn more about the Non-visual Reading test book
The Reading Systems with a score of 100% for this test book are:
- Windows: Bookshare Reader, Bookshelf, Colibrio Reader, EBSCO Reader, Thorium Reader , Thorium Reader [Spanish], and Vanilla Reader
- iOS: Bookshelf, and RedShelf
- macOS: Bookshelf, and RedShelf
See the table below for all results for this test book, or you may explore the results per-test:
- Initiate "read from here" (reading-010)
- Stop and resume reading (reading-110)
- All text should be read in the proper order (reading-210)
- Image alternate text reading (reading-310)
- Change reading speed (reading-410)
- TTS allows pause for headings, paragraphs, list items, etc (reading-510)
- Navigate between the cells, rows and columns in the table (reading-610)
- Navigate between internal hyperlinks (reading-710)
- Move to the next block item (reading-810)
- Navigate by characters (reading-910)
- Navigate by words (reading-1010)
- Navigate by lines (reading-1110)
- Navigate the content by headings (reading-1210)
- Select and copy text (reading-1310)
Results
| Testing Environment | Score | Initiate "read from here" (reading-010) | Stop and resume reading (reading-110) | All text should be read in the proper order (reading-210) | Image alternate text reading (reading-310) | Change reading speed (reading-410) | TTS allows pause for headings, paragraphs, list items, etc (reading-510) | Navigate between the cells, rows and columns in the table (reading-610) | Navigate between internal hyperlinks (reading-710) | Move to the next block item (reading-810) | Navigate by characters (reading-910) | Navigate by words (reading-1010) | Navigate by lines (reading-1110) | Navigate the content by headings (reading-1210) | Select and copy text (reading-1310) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azardi NVDA Windows | 92.86% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| BoinIT Viewer [Korean] NVDA Chrome Windows | 78.57% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | NA | NA | PASS | PASS | FAIL |
| BoinIT Viewer [Korean] Sens Reader Chrome Windows | 78.57% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | NA | NA | PASS | PASS | FAIL |
| Books Voiceover iOS | 64.29% | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | PASS | PASS | FAIL | PASS | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | FAIL |
| Bookshare Reader NVDA Chrome Windows | 100% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| Bookshelf Voiceover iOS | 100% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| Bookshelf Voiceover Safari macOS | 100% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| Bookshelf JAWS 2020 Chrome Windows | 92.86% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| Bookshelf NVDA Firefox 62+ Windows | 100% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| Bookshelf JAWS 2020 Firefox 62+ Windows | 92.86% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| Bookshelf TalkBack Android | 92.86% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL |
| Bookshelf NVDA Windows | 100% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| Bookshelf NVDA Chrome Windows | 100% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| Bookworm NVDA Windows | 78.57% | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | PASS | PASS | FAIL | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| Clusive NVDA Windows | 92.86% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| Colibrio Reader TalkBack Android | 71.43% | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | FAIL |
| Colibrio Reader NVDA Chrome Windows | 100% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| Digital Editions Voiceover iOS 12 | 85.71% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL |
| Digital Editions TalkBack Android 9 | 0% | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL |
| Digital Editions JAWS 18 Windows | 0% | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL |
| EBSCO Reader JAWS 2020 Chrome Windows | 85.71% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL |
| EBSCO Reader Jaws Chrome Windows | 100% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| EasyReader Voiceover iOS | 85.71% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| EasyReader Jaws Windows 11 | 92.86% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| EasyReader TalkBack Android | 71.43% | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | PASS | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL |
| EasyReader (German) TalkBack Android | 78.57% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | PASS | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL |
| EasyReader (German) Voiceover iOS | 78.57% | PASS | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | PASS | NOANSWER |
| Fulcrum Online NVDA Chrome Windows | 85.71% | PASS | PASS | NOANSWER | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| Kindle TalkBack Android | 42.86% | FAIL | FAIL | PASS | FAIL | PASS | PASS | FAIL | FAIL | FAIL | PASS | PASS | FAIL | FAIL | PASS |
| Kindle Voiceover iOS | 64.29% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | FAIL | PASS | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | FAIL |
| Kindle NVDA Windows | 71.43% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | PASS | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | FAIL |
| Kortext NVDA Chrome Windows | 92.86% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| Play Books Voiceover iOS | 71.43% | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | FAIL |
| Play Books TalkBack Android | 71.43% | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | FAIL |
| RedShelf Voiceover Safari macOS 10.14 | 100% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| RedShelf NVDA Chrome Windows | 92.86% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| RedShelf Jaws Chrome Windows | 85.71% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL |
| RedShelf Voiceover iOS | 100% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| RedShelf TalkBack Android | 92.86% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL |
| Simply Reading TalkBack Android | 71.43% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | FAIL |
| Thorium Reader NVDA Windows | 100% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| Thorium Reader Jaws Windows | 100% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| Thorium Reader (German) Jaws Windows | 92.86% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| Thorium Reader [Spanish] NVDA Windows | 100% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| Vanilla Reader NVDA Chrome Windows | 100% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| Voice Dream Reader Voiceover iOS | 92.86% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |
| Voice Dream Reader (German) Voiceover iOS | 92.86% | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | FAIL | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS | PASS |