Directorate of Printing

Screen Reader Access

Assistive Technologies are meant to cater to the needs of people with various impairments like Visual, Hearing, Mobility, and Learning impairment. An assistive technology helps differently abled people in rendering or viewing a webpage. Screen Readers are assistive devices that convert text into synthesized speech to facilitate visually impaired users to listen to and comprehend the content on a webpage. Following links can be visited to get more information about assistive technologies and screen readers:

• http://www.screenreader.net
• http://www.freedomscientific.com
• http://www.gwmicro.com
• http://www.spectronicsinoz.com

Screen Reader Access

The "Guidelines for Indian Government Websites" website complies with World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 level AA. This enables people with visual impairments to access the website using assistive technologies, such as screen readers. The website is accessible with different screen readers, such as JAWS (Job Access With Speech), NVDA (Non Visual Desktop Access), SAFA (Screen Access For All), Supernova and Window-Eyes.

Following table lists the information about different screen readers: