epubtest.org: Results for EBSCO Reader, Windows 10, Edge

EBSCO Reader

OS: Windows 10
Browser: Edge

Tested with Braille: No
Tested with Screenreader: No
Input type: Keyboard

Results for Visual Adjustments: 87.5%

Test book used: Fundamental Accessibility Tests: Visual Adjustments, version 1.0.0

Summary

The ability to personalize the font is not provided. Otherwise, used in combination with a color adjustment browser extension such as Midnight Lizard, visual adjustments are well supported.

Test ID

Name

Description

Result

Notes

visual-010

Change font size

Use the controls available in the application or else in the operating system to change (increase/decrease) the size of the font. The font size change should apply uniformly on all the book content including the Table of Contents, Footnotes, Page List, Notes and Bookmarks.

Pass

The text size of the EPUB content can be changed using small round + and – buttons in the bottom right of the window (labeled as Zoom in and Zoom out). The browser’s zoom feature can also be used, which enlarges other parts of the site such as the menus and table of contents. The EPUB title contents reflow as expected, the browser window can be resized and the text reflows as expected. There is also the option for a full screen view.

visual-110

Change background and foreground color

Change background and foreground colour (May be through reading system feature or through OS settings).

Pass

This feature is not provided in the online reader, but colors can be changed using a browser extension such as Midnight Lizard (free). The offers the ability to select from predefined themes and also to customize from the palette. Background and text colors changed as expected. Furthermore, the background color feature of the Read&Write extension was tested, and this worked as expected. The Reading light features that follows the mouse cursor did not work correctly.

visual-210

Change brightness

Use the controls available in the application or else in the operating system to change (increase/decrease) the screen brightness.

Pass

Can be achieved through the OS settings or display controls.

visual-310

Apply high contrast system configuration

The reading system interface and book content except images should respect the high contrast mode (invert colors) if present in the Operating System.

Pass

Worked as expected.

visual-410

Magnify the User Interface(UI)

Use the controls available in the application or else in the operating system to magnify the Reading System screen. All aspects of the User Interface such as Menus, Pop-up Windows, Dialog Boxes and Search Box should get magnified uniformly.

Pass

Achieved via the browser zoom or OS magnifier feature. No conflicts identified.

visual-510

Change Font

Choose from a selection of fonts, including sans-serif and serif options.

Fail

The feature to choose different fonts is not provided.

visual-610

Support for SVG

Check if a image is displayed below this paragraph. This image is in SVG format.

Pass

The gray circle appears as expected

visual-710

Enlarge SVG image

Check if the image given in the previous test can be enlarged.

Pass

The is achieved with the browser Zoom or OS magnifier feature.

Results for Read Aloud: 100%

Test book used: Fundamental Accessibility Tests: Read Aloud, version 1.0.0

Summary

The EBSCO online EPUB reader works well with the integrated Read aloud feature in Edge, including scrolling the text being read so that it remains in view.

Test ID

Name

Description

Result

Notes

ReadAloud-010

The content can be read aloud

Focus on the beginning of a paragraph or a sentence and initiate reading with text-to-speech using a feature of the reading system.

Pass

Achieved with the integrated Read aloud feature in Edge (shortcut: ctrl shift u).

ReadAloud-110

Stop and resume reading

Initiate reading from any point in the book. Stop Read Aloud and note the last read position. Initiate reading again using the Read Aloud feature and check if reading starts at the last read location.

Pass

Worked as expected.

ReadAloud-210

The Read Aloud feature should continue until interrupted by the user

The Read Aloud feature should continue until interrupted by the user, keeping the text being spoken in view.

Pass

The read aloud continued to read past the end of the screen. The text being spoken remained in view, the page scrolling automatically.

ReadAloud-310

All text should be read in the proper order

Sample text has been provided below to test the reading order. The Paragraph 2 should be read after Paragraph 1 by the Read Aloud feature. Note that visually Paragraph 2 is placed to the left of Paragraph 1 but it is second in the reading order.

Pass

Worked as expected.

ReadAloud-410

Change Read Aloud reading speed

It should be possible to adjust (increase/decrease) the speed of reading.

Pass

This is achieved using the browser read aloud settings.

ReadAloud-510

Text to Speech handles punctuations and document structure appropriately

When Read Aloud is activated, there should be slight pauses after headings, list items etc., rather than reading as if it is one continuous section of text.

Pass

Worked as expected.

ReadAloud-610

Text is emphasised as it is spoken by read aloud

Check if the Text is emphasised as it is spoken by read aloud.

Pass

The current line is highlighted, and each individual words is visually emphasized as it is spoken (dual highlighting).

ReadAloud-710

The emphasis or highlight colour can be changed

Activate Read Aloud feature as described in the previous test. Change the colour of emphasis or visual highlight of the text being read aloud using any feature available in the reading system or the operating system. The users should have a choice of different colours for text highlighting.

Pass

Whilst they cannot be set explicitly, the colors of the dual highlighting automatically adjust according to the selected background and text colors.