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Single test results: Navigate the content by headings (reading-1210)

The following represents how well each Testing Environment (Reading System or Reading System + Assistive Technology combination) performed on a single test, reading-1210, which appears in the Non-visual Reading test book.

This test currently has a 78.72% pass rate.

Reading system testing results
Testing Environment Navigate the content by headings ( reading-1210) Notes
Azardi NVDA Windows PASS
BoinIT Viewer [Korean] NVDA Chrome Windows PASS Ctrl+Alt+W to previous table of contents, Alt+W to move to next table of contents
BoinIT Viewer [Korean] Sens Reader Chrome Windows PASS Works as expected.
Books Voiceover iOS FAIL
Bookshare Reader NVDA Chrome Windows PASS
Bookshelf Voiceover iOS PASS
Bookshelf Voiceover Safari macOS PASS
Bookshelf JAWS 2020 Chrome Windows PASS
Bookshelf NVDA Firefox 62+ Windows PASS
Bookshelf JAWS 2020 Firefox 62+ Windows PASS
Bookshelf TalkBack Android PASS Bookshelf app on Android provides a solid EPUB reading experience with TalkBack, failing only on the “Where am I?” test. Users should be aware of the explore by touch technique to start reading from the correct location after navigating with TOC, bookmarks, pages etc.”
Bookshelf NVDA Windows PASS
Bookshelf NVDA Chrome Windows PASS
Bookworm NVDA Windows PASS Works as expected.
Clusive NVDA Windows PASS Heading navigation works well.
Colibrio Reader TalkBack Android FAIL It is not possible to reliably move to the next heading since it is usually not in display.
Colibrio Reader NVDA Chrome Windows PASS
Digital Editions Voiceover iOS 12 PASS The navigation is limited to current chapter. The text does not remain in view during navigation.
Digital Editions TalkBack Android 9 FAIL No Talkback support
Digital Editions JAWS 18 Windows FAIL The application mostly stops responding.
EBSCO Reader JAWS 2020 Chrome Windows PASS These screen reader commands worked as expected.
EBSCO Reader Jaws Chrome Windows PASS Works within the current HTML file.
EasyReader Voiceover iOS PASS
EasyReader Jaws Windows 11 PASS Works as expected.
EasyReader TalkBack Android PASS Heading option can be chosen in Navigation settings and then the Next and Previous buttons at bottom should be used. Talkback previous heading gesture does not always work.
EasyReader (German) TalkBack Android PASS
EasyReader (German) Voiceover iOS PASS For this test I selected „navigate by headings“ within VoiceOver.
Fulcrum Online NVDA Chrome Windows PASS Works within the open chapter/html file.
Kindle TalkBack Android FAIL Talkback does not identify headings.
Kindle Voiceover iOS FAIL Headings are not recognized by Voiceover.
Kindle NVDA Windows FAIL Heading are not recognized by NVDA
Kortext NVDA Chrome Windows PASS This can be achieved with the NVDA keyboard shortcuts (e.g. H, shift 2, etc.)
Play Books Voiceover iOS FAIL Heading is identified but navigation is limited to current screen.
Play Books TalkBack Android FAIL Heading navigation with Talkback although supported is confined to the current screen only and hence is not useful.
RedShelf Voiceover Safari macOS 10.14 PASS
RedShelf NVDA Chrome Windows PASS
RedShelf Jaws Chrome Windows PASS
RedShelf Voiceover iOS PASS Works as expected.
RedShelf TalkBack Android PASS Works as expected.
Simply Reading TalkBack Android FAIL
Thorium Reader NVDA Windows PASS Navigation by heading and other elements supported by NVDA works as expected.
Thorium Reader Jaws Windows PASS Use normal Jaws commands for navigation to headings.
Thorium Reader (German) Jaws Windows PASS By using h or shift/h you can navigate by headings without the TOC.
Thorium Reader [Spanish] NVDA Windows PASS Pulsar h/shift+h.
Vanilla Reader NVDA Chrome Windows PASS Works as on web pages.
Voice Dream Reader Voiceover iOS PASS
Voice Dream Reader (German) Voiceover iOS PASS