Single test results: Initiate "read from here" (reading-010)
The following represents how well each Testing Environment (Reading System or Reading System + Assistive Technology combination) performed on a single test, reading-010, which appears in the Non-visual Reading test book.
This test currently has a 85.11% pass rate.
| Testing Environment | Initiate "read from here" ( reading-010) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Azardi NVDA Windows | PASS | |
| BoinIT Viewer [Korean] NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | Works as expected. |
| BoinIT Viewer [Korean] Sens Reader Chrome Windows | PASS | Works as expected. |
| Books Voiceover iOS | PASS | |
| 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 | Talkback reading continues till end of chapter. |
| Bookshelf NVDA Windows | PASS | Text being read does not remain in view. |
| Bookshelf NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | |
| Bookworm NVDA Windows | PASS | Works as expected. |
| Clusive NVDA Windows | PASS | Worked as expected |
| Colibrio Reader TalkBack Android | FAIL | Reading stops at the bottom of each page. |
| Colibrio Reader NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | Works as expected. |
| Digital Editions Voiceover iOS 12 | PASS | The text being read does not remain in view. |
| 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 | The read all commands reads the document till end of chapter |
| EBSCO Reader Jaws Chrome Windows | PASS | Works as expected. |
| EasyReader Voiceover iOS | PASS | |
| EasyReader Jaws Windows 11 | PASS | Works as expected. |
| EasyReader TalkBack Android | FAIL | Reading position can be chosen by using explore screen or default navigation method. The text is often read twice. Reading stops at end of current segment/section and the "Load next" button needs to be pressed.Text being read mostly remains in view. |
| EasyReader (German) TalkBack Android | PASS | |
| EasyReader (German) Voiceover iOS | PASS | I selected a section and VoiceOver began to read the text aloud. Eventually, I stopped the screen reader. |
| Fulcrum Online NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | During continuous reading the text does not scroll with NVDA reading. However, when text navigation commands such as "next paragraph" is used, the text scrolls on screen. |
| Kindle TalkBack Android | FAIL | It is not possible to select a location in the book text to start reading with Talkback. Further, the Talkback reading stops at end of page/screen. |
| Kindle Voiceover iOS | PASS | Using explore by touch desired starting point can be located and Voiceover reading can be started |
| Kindle NVDA Windows | PASS | The text being read by NVDA mostly remains in view |
| Kortext NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | The text being read does not remain in view. However, reading continues until interrupted. |
| Play Books Voiceover iOS | FAIL | Voiceover reading is limited to the current screen. |
| Play Books TalkBack Android | FAIL | The Talkback reading is limited to the current screen/page. It does not proceed to the next screen/page. |
| RedShelf Voiceover Safari macOS 10.14 | PASS | |
| RedShelf NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | |
| RedShelf Jaws Chrome Windows | PASS | The text being read does not always remain in view. |
| RedShelf Voiceover iOS | PASS | Works as expected. |
| RedShelf TalkBack Android | PASS | Talkback read all gesture can be used. |
| Simply Reading TalkBack Android | PASS | |
| Thorium Reader NVDA Windows | PASS | Works as expected. |
| Thorium Reader Jaws Windows | PASS | Works using normal Jaws reading command. |
| Thorium Reader (German) Jaws Windows | PASS | The reading starts by using the corresponding Jaws command and stops when finished manually. |
| Thorium Reader [Spanish] NVDA Windows | PASS | Pulsar NVDA+flecha abajo (teclado de escritorio) o NVDA+a (teclado portátil) para iniciar la lectura continua. |
| Vanilla Reader NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | The text being read by Screen Reader does not remain in view. Reading stops at end of chapter. The reading is interrupted by prompts from Vanilla Reader such as "visible text has highlights". This issue should be resolved. |
| Voice Dream Reader Voiceover iOS | PASS | |
| Voice Dream Reader (German) Voiceover iOS | PASS | A continous playback of the text is possible at any time. |