Bookshare Reader by Benetech
- Reading System Bookshare Reader
- Vendor Benetech
- OS: Windows
- Browser: Edge
- Tested with Braille: No
- Tested with Screenreader: No
- Input type: Mouse
Results for Visual Adjustments: 100%
Last updated: 10 January 2023
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
All visual adjustment tests are passed when using Bookshare Reader with Microsoft Edge. The quick settings view provides easy access to some of the most used visual adjustments. The ability to either choose from themes or personalize the colors is appreciated. The visual adjustments are retained when reading a different book in the same browser on the same device. Evaluated on Windows 11 22H2 with Microsoft Edge Version 108.0.1462.76 (64-bit).
| 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 | Settings are accessed via a cog button in the banner. In the "quick set" panel there are "text size" options of regular, large print and extra large print. The larger sizes also increase the character spacing. The "text" panel provides for adjusting the text size (and character spacing). |
| visual-110 | Change background and foreground color | Change background and foreground colour (May be through reading system feature or through OS settings). | Pass | In the "quick set" panel in the settings dialog there are "color themes" options of black on white, lemon on black, black on lemon and white on blue. print. The "color" panel provides additional theme color presets and the ability to set the color for background and text colors, sentence and word highlights. |
| 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 | This can be achieved through the OS settings or 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 | The high contrast mode was respected and overrode the color settings in the Bookshare reader. |
| 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 | The browser zoom (ctrl + and -) increases the text size, as well as the graphical buttons and the text in the dialogs. |
| visual-510 | Change Font | Choose from a selection of fonts, including sans-serif and serif options. | Pass | In the "quick set" panel in the settings dialog there are "font" options of book default, Atkinson Hyperlegible and Helvetica. The "text" panel provides additional font styles. |
| 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 | The gray circle can be enlarged using the browser zoom feature. |
Results for Read Aloud: 100%
Last updated: 10 January 2023
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
All read aloud tests are passed when using Bookshare Reader with Microsoft Edge. There is a wide range of voices available, including high-quality online options. There is also the option to have alt text and page numbers read aloud. Evaluated on Windows 11 22H2 with Microsoft Edge Version 108.0.1462.76 (64-bit).
| 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 play button in the bottom panel begins read aloud at the beginning of visible text. Double clicking anywhere on the text starts read aloud from that position. |
| 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 | Pause and resume behaves 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 book content is scrolled keeping the text being spoken in view. When the end of the chapter is reached, the next chapter is loaded and 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 | In the "quick set" panel in the settings dialog the audio speed can be adjusted. The "audio" panel provides an additional way to change the audio speed. Here there is a helpful button to play a sample. |
| 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 pauses are included as expected. List items are announced as such (for example, "list item two of three"). |
| 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 text has a colored highlight for the word and the sentence as they are read aloud. |
| 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 | The colors can be customized, so the word highlighting or sentence highlighting can effectively be disabled if so desired. |