How to test with a screen reader (WonderProxy blog post)
14 Oct 2026
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It has been a minute since I shared a 'how-to' related to digital #accessibility, so I've put that right with a new blog post for WonderProxy called "How to test with a screen reader".
One of the most common things I hear in conversations on #a11y is, 'I don't know where to start'. So I'm hoping this post will help with that.
As well as covering the most common tools out there, I explain what screen readers read out to you. Give an example use case of a simple login screen. Then I share a few tips I've classed as 'hard-earned,' including a slightly embarrassing story of me, my phone, a screen reader, and getting strange looks from a train carriage.
Interested? Curious? Want to know how embarrassed? Go have a read.
As well as covering the most common tools out there, I explain what screen readers read out to you. Give an example use case of a simple login screen. Then I share a few tips I've classed as 'hard-earned,' including a slightly embarrassing story of me, my phone, a screen reader, and getting strange looks from a train carriage.
Interested? Curious? Want to know how embarrassed? Go have a read.
Ady Stokes
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MoT Ambassador. Currently semi-retired and freelancing. I am, amongst other things, a writer, speaker, and accessibility advocate. Leeds Chapter Lead. MoT Certs curator and article editor for WonderProxy. Testing wisdom, friendly, testing songs and poems. Great minds think differently. STEC and SQEC Certified. Struggling to write a book about testing mindsets and thinking's application in software development.
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