Texthelp ePub Reader by Texthelp
- Reading System Texthelp ePub Reader
- Vendor Texthelp
- OS: Windows
- Browser: Edge
- Tested with Braille: No
- Tested with Screenreader: No
- Input type: Keyboard
Results for Visual Adjustments: 87.5%
Last updated: 21 January 2022
Test book used: Fundamental Accessibility Tests: Visual Adjustments, version 1.0.0 . These results are based on an older test book revision. A newer version of Visual Adjustments is available.
These tests were done by Richard Orme.
Summary
Tested in Edge 80.0.361.54
| 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 | This feature is not provided in the app, rather the Zoom function in Edge can be used to increase the size of the text. Pleasingly, the Table of Contents and Read&Write toolbar also increase in size. The EPUB contents reflows as expected, and it also adjusts as expected as the window is resized. |
| visual-110 | Change background and foreground color | Change background and foreground colour (May be through reading system feature or through OS settings). | Pass | (Premium version required) Read&Write offers the ability to change the background color via options / screen masking. The color can be chosen from a range of pre-selcted options, or a personal color can be selected from the palette. The features is toggled with the ‘screen mask’ button in the tool bar. Furthermore, an optional horizontal band of another color (the ‘reading light’ follows the mouse pointer. The color, opacity and height of this band can be customized via options / screen masking. |
| 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 | The display brightness can be changed from with Windows or the device 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 | High contrast mode is supported in the EPUB reading app. |
| 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 | This functions as expected with no identified conflicts. |
| visual-510 | Change Font | Choose from a selection of fonts, including sans-serif and serif options. | Fail | This feature is not supported in the app. Changing the fonts in the browser settings has no effect (as expected). |
| visual-610 | Support for SVG | Check if a image is displayed below this paragraph. This image is in SVG format. | Pass | The gray circle is displayed as expected. |
| visual-710 | Enlarge SVG image | Check if the image given in the previous test can be enlarged. | Pass | When the zoom level is changed the gray circle gets bigger and smaller in proportion. |
Results for Read Aloud: 87.5%
Last updated: 21 January 2022
Test book used: Fundamental Accessibility Tests: Read Aloud, version 1.0.0 . These results are based on an older test book revision. A newer version of Read Aloud is available.
These tests were done by Richard Orme.
Summary
Tested in Edge 80.0.361.54
| 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 | The read aloud feature is initiated by using selecting the ‘hover speech’ button on the left of the toolbar. The mouse pointer can then be moved to where the reading should start, and left in position for a couple of seconds. The read aloud the begins from this position. The reading feature can be set to continuous reading, or a single sentence at a time. |
| 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 | The Read&Write toolbar has a pause button that stops and resumes reading from the last read position. |
| 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 | When the bottom of the text in view is reached, the page turns and the read aloud continues. |
| 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 | The text is read in the correct order. |
| ReadAloud-410 | Change Read Aloud reading speed | It should be possible to adjust (increase/decrease) the speed of reading. | Pass | The speech rate is determined external to the app. Read&Write offers the ability to change the reading speed via options / speech / speed. |
| 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 | The text is read with pauses and emphasis 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 | A yellow highlight is applied to the sentence being read, and a blue highlight on the current word being spoken. |
| 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. | Fail | The color of the emphasis cannot be changed. |
Results for Extended Descriptions: 50%
Last updated: 21 January 2022
Test book used: Accessibility Tests Extended Descriptions, version 1.1.1 .
Summary
Tested in Edge 80.0.361.54
| Test ID | Name | Description | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| extdescription-010 | Detection and Utilization of HTML Details and Summary elements | Check if you can use HTML details and summary successfully and read the extended description contained in it. | Pass | Workes as expected. The extended description is not displayed until the details are expanded. |
| extdescription-020 | Technique for linking to a single extended description placed in a separate HTML file via text hyperlinks | Check if activating the hyperlink placed under the image takes you to a separate HTML file with extended descriptions, and the back link there brings you back to the image. | Fail | The link to the extended description does not work. |
Results for Basic Functionality: 66.67%
Last updated: 1 July 2024
Test book used: Fundamental Accessibility Tests: Basic Functionality, version 2.0.0 .
These tests were done by Richard Orme.
| Test ID | Name | Description | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| file-010 | Operating system/Platform accessibility: | If you are using a hardware device, it can be started independently and essential accessibility for starting and exiting applications is available. | Pass | The Texthelp EPUB reader is loaded by visiting epub exthelp.com and the Read&Write browser extension should be running. The EPUB reader can also be added to the desktop. A button on the EPUB reader page is provided to do this (this was not visible on the evaluation machine) or it can be achieved with the ‘open with’ button on the right of the address bar). |
| file-110 | The reading system can be activated independently | If you are using a reading app that requires you to create an online account then the complete getting started process should be accessible. | Pass | |
| file-210 | Open content | Open the Fundamental Accessibility Test book in the reading system. | Pass | EPUBs can be opened from the Google Drive, or local files can be opened by clicking on the button at the top right of the page (button labelled “Choose file”) |
| file-310 | Access list of available content in the reading system | Check if you can navigate inside the bookshelf. | Pass | Documents are listed in the Google Drive before starting the reader, or in a standard open files dialog if ‘Choose file’ is clicked. |
| nav-005 | The table of contents in the app presents the content hierarchy | Check if the table of Contents is accessible and its hierarchy is presented correctly by the reading system | Fail | Only some of the title's table of contents is displayed in the reading system. |
| nav-010 | Navigate to chapters through the Table of Contents | Check if you can navigate to a section by using the table of contents. | Pass | The ‘hamburger’ button in the top left can be used to expose the table of contents. The chapter headings are shown in a vertical list, and clicking on them quickly moves to the relevant position in the book. |
| nav-110 | Navigate content by pages | Check if you can navigate the content by pages. | Fail | Page navigation is not supported at this time. |
| nav-210 | Navigate forward and backward through reflowed content | Use any control or command to navigate forward and backwards in the book content. | Pass | Moving forward and back is achieve by clicking on the right and left edges of the displayed page (arrows are shown where there is another page) or with right and left arrow keys on the keyboard. |
| nav-310 | Read navigation information | Use the "Where am I?" or any other similar command available in the reading system and check if you can get information about your current position in the book. | Pass | The Title and Author are shown at the top. The current position in the book is not indicated (such as a progress bar, percentage read, current chapter, section, page). |
| nav-410 | Perform a search, review the search results | Perform a search, review the search results and navigate to the selected search result in the content. | Fail | No search feature is provided at this time. |
| nav-510 | Move across chapters without using TOC | Check if you can move across chapters without having to use the Table of Contents. | Pass | Moving between chapters is seamless with eh right and left keys. |
| anno-010 | Add a Bookmark or Highlight | Some reading systems may have a Highlight feature in place of Bookmarks. The tests for Bookmarks may then be performed with Highlights. | Pass | (Premium version required) Read&Write offers four different colored highlighters. The section of text is first selected, and then the chosen highlight is applied by clicking on the relevant pen icon. The highlight can be removed by selecting the text and clicking the brush icon to the right of the pen icons. |
| anno-110 | Review and navigate Bookmarks or Highlights | Check if you can review and navigate Bookmarks or Highlights. | Pass | (Premium version required) The ‘collect highlights’ button creates a new document with the selected text organized by highlight color, to create a study or revision resoucre. The ‘vocabulary list’ button to the right of this collects individual words that are highlighted into a new (Word) document, with a table comprising columns for word, meaning, and pictorial symbol. |
| anno-210 | Add a note | Add a Note at this location in the book. Provide a few lines of text in the Note. | Fail | No notes feature is provided. |
| anno-310 | Review and navigate Notes | Check if you can review and navigate Notes. | Fail | No notes feature is provided. |