EasyReader by Dolphin Computer Access Ltd
- Reading System EasyReader
- Vendor Dolphin Computer Access Ltd
- OS: Windows
- Tested with Braille: No
- Tested with Screenreader: No
- Input type: Keyboard
Results for Media Overlays: 0%
Last updated: 1 July 2024
Test book used: Advanced Accessibility Tests: Media Overlays, version 1.0.0 .
These tests were done by Richard Orme.
Summary
EasyReader 9.0.1 Opening the test title causes EasyReader to crash and exit.
| Test ID | Name | Description | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOA-BASIC-010 | Media Overlays Playback | Tests whether playback of Media Overlays is supported. | Fail | |
| MOA-BASIC-020 | Pause and resume from the same position, without closing the book | Tests whether media overlay playback resumes at correct location after pause | Fail | |
| MOA-BASIC-030 | Resume playback from last position on opening a book | Tests whether playback resumes even when the book is closed and opened again. | Fail | |
| MOA-NAV-010 | Section Navigation - Previous/Next Phrase | Tests whether previous/next phrase navigation is supported. | Fail | |
| MOA-NAV-020 | Navigate to previous section | Tests whether navigation to previous section is supported. | Fail | |
| MOA-NAV-030 | Navigate to next section | Tests whether navigation to next section is supported. | Fail | |
| MOA-NAV-040 | Navigate with pagelist | Tests whether navigation to pages is possible using the page list or go to page feature. | Fail | |
| MOA-NAV-050 | Move to next page | Tests whether navigation to next reflowed page is supported when media overlay is playing. | Fail | |
| MOA-NAV-060 | Move to previous page | Tests whether navigation to previous reflowed page is supported when media overlay is playing. | Fail | |
| MOA-NAV-070 | Text and media overlay synchronization | Tests whether media overlay is synchronized with text display. | Fail | |
| MOA-NAV-080 | Set and navigate to bookmarks | Tests whether bookmarks can be set and navigated to while media overlay is playing. | Fail | |
| MOA-NAV-090 | Section Navigation - TOC | Tests whether navigation to a new section is supported. | Fail | |
| MOA-NAV-100 | Continuous playback across page turns | Tests whether Media Overlay playback across page turns is supported. | Fail |
Results for Basic Functionality: 100%
Last updated: 5 August 2024
Test book used: Fundamental Accessibility Tests: Basic Functionality, version 2.0.0 .
These tests were done by Prashant Ranjan Verma.
Summary
Easy Reader 11.0.593 Windows 11 NVDA; 2024.2
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| file-310 | Access list of available content in the reading system | Check if you can navigate inside the bookshelf. | Pass | |
| 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 | Pass | While the levels are uneven in the TOC, users can still get an idea about the sections and subsections. However, improvement is needed. |
| 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 | working as expected. |
| nav-110 | Navigate content by pages | Check if you can navigate the content by pages. | Pass | Users can either navigate to the last element and find a "Load Next" button or type the page number in the box located on the lower left side. However, it is still difficult to get an idea of how many pages are in the book. |
| nav-210 | Navigate forward and backward through reflowed content | Use any control or command to navigate forward and backwards in the book content. | Pass | |
| 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 | Using Ctrl + I, users can get information about their location in the book. Additionally, users can navigate to the page numbers box located at the lower right of the 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. | Pass | working as expected. |
| nav-510 | Move across chapters without using TOC | Check if you can move across chapters without having to use the Table of Contents. | Pass | works as expected. |
| 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 | Go to the place in the book where you want to add a bookmark. Press Enter to highlight/mark the location. Open Context menu and select Add option. |
| anno-110 | Review and navigate Bookmarks or Highlights | Check if you can review and navigate Bookmarks or Highlights. | Pass | To go to, edit, or remove a bookmark: Select the "Book navigation" button. Select the "Bookmarks" tab. Select, edit, or remove the bookmark. |
| anno-210 | Add a note | Add a Note at this location in the book. Provide a few lines of text in the Note. | Pass | If you wish to add a text note to the bookmark, repeat the previous step. When Bookmark has been added and process is repeated, text notes can be added. |
| anno-310 | Review and navigate Notes | Check if you can review and navigate Notes. | Pass | Notes appear in the bookmark tab in TOC |
Results for Non-visual Reading: 87.5%
Last updated: 5 August 2024
Test book used: Fundamental Accessibility Tests: Non-Visual Reading, version 2.0.0 .
These tests were done by Prashant Ranjan Verma.
Summary
Easy Reader 11.0.593 Windows 11 NVDA; 2024.2
| Test ID | Name | Description | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reading-010 | Initiate "read from here" | Focus on the beginning of a paragraph or a sentence and initiate reading. Reading should continue until interrupted by the user or at the end of the current document, e.g. current chapter. The text being read should preferably remain in view, but this is not a requirement to pass the test. | Pass | |
| reading-110 | Stop and resume reading at the same reading location | Initiate reading from any point in the book. Stop reading and note the last read position. Initiate reading again and check if reading starts at the last read location. | Pass | |
| reading-210 | All text should be read in the proper order | Sample text has been provided to test the reading order. The Paragraph 2 should be read after Paragraph 1. Note that visually Paragraph 2 is placed to the left of Paragraph 1 but it is second in the reading order. | Pass | |
| reading-310 | Image alternate text reading | Ensure that the alternate text for the image is available. | Pass | |
| reading-420 | Footnote Reading | This tests the usability and functionality of footnotes. The markup includes the semantics that the reference is to a note,which could be announced to the reader. The destination could be a footnote or an endnote and announced to the reader. The link back to the original position has the semantics that it is a backlink and could also be announced to the reader. | Fail | On pressing Enter on the footnote reference link the focus does not move to the footnote |
| reading-510 | TTS allows pause for indicating headings, paragraphs, list items, etc | The user should be able to identify the difference between content items such as headings, paragraphs or list items by sufficient pauses in the TTS reading or appropriate formatting in the Braille device. | Pass | works as expected. |
| reading-610 | Navigate between the cells, rows and columns in the table | Check if you can navigate between the rows and columns of the table | Pass | works as expected. |
| reading-710 | Navigate between internal hyperlinks | Check if you can navigate between internal hyperlinks. | Fail | On clicking the link the focus moved to the top of the chpterchapter/html file. |
| reading-810 | Move to the next block item | Check if you can move to the next available page element e.g. paragraph, image or table by using a common key/gesture like swipe right, down arrow etc. | Pass | works as expected. |
| reading-910 | Navigate by characters | Check if it is possible to navigate to next and previous character in the book text by way of any command or gesture. | Pass | works as expected. |
| reading-1010 | Navigate by words | Check if it is possible to navigate to next and previous word in the book text by way of any command or gesture. | Pass | works as expected. |
| reading-1110 | Navigate by lines | Check if it is possible to navigate to next and previous line in the book text by way of any command or gesture. | Pass | works as expected. |
| reading-1210 | Navigate the content by headings | Check if you can move to the next and previous headings in this book without using the Table of Contents. | Pass | works as expected. |
| reading-1310 | Select and copy text | Reading systems should provide the ability to copy pieces of text that could be used for notes, in quotations, or to facilitate searching terms contained in the book. In some cases, this could be achieved using an AT such as a screen reader, for instance with a dedicated cursor or other procedures. | Pass | works as expected. |
| reading-1410 | MathML Reading | The block and inline math expressions below are in the MathML format. We want to determine that the Assistive Technology (AT) identifies the math and enables the detailed exploration of the math with the chosen AT. | Pass | The equation is read properly. I can press Enter on it to go into the fine navagation mode and read each part of the equation with its numerator/fraction information. |
| reading-1510 | TTS Change Languages Automatically | Screen readers and other Assistive Technology that use TTS should be able to detect language changes marked in XHTML content. A screen reader should be able to be configured to automatically change the TTS speaking language when it encounters a language change in the XHTML. This test contains English, German, French, and Italian. | Pass | After changing the language in the NVDA settings, it seems that the screen reader reads the text correctly. |
Results for Read Aloud: 100%
Last updated: 11 June 2024
Test book used: Fundamental Accessibility Tests: Read Aloud, version 2.0.0 .
These tests were done by Richard Orme.
Summary
EasyReader 11.0.1 evaluated on Windows 11. Read aloud feature meets all the fundamental requirements. Additionally, if the option for alt text to be displayed is enabled, this is then read aloud. Math and chemistry expressions included as MathML are announced by the read aloud. The settings for these announcements can be adjusted by the user. There is a high degree of customization for the read aloud highlighting colors, for both "line" and word highlight colors. The pronunciation of words can be specified, and entries stored in a lexicon.
| 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 | Read aloud is started using the play button in the center of the top of the display. Alternatively, the space bar or F5 key can be used to play/pause. |
| 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 read aloud continues below the end of the displayed text, as expected. The spoken text remains in view. There is the option to keep the text being read in the center of the display. |
| 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-350 | Image alternate text reading | Ensure that the alternate text for the image can be announced. | Pass | The use has the option to have the alt text displayed beneath images. If this is enabled then the read aloud announces it. |
| ReadAloud-400 | Change Read Aloud reading voice | It should be possible to choose from some different options the voice used for read aloud. | Pass | The speech rate and other voice parameters are set within the audio settings dialogue. |
| ReadAloud-410 | Change Read Aloud reading speed | It should be possible to adjust (increase/decrease) the speed of reading. | Pass | The speech handles headings, list items etc. as expected. |
| ReadAloud-510 | Text to Speech handles punctuation 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 speech handles headings, list items etc 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 word and sentence being read aloud is visually emphasized. |
Results for Visual Adjustments: 100%
Last updated: 26 October 2024
Test book used: Fundamental Accessibility Tests: Visual Adjustments, version 2.0.0 .
These tests were done by Richard Orme.
Summary
EasyReader 11.0.1 evaluated on Windows 11. All the visual adjustment tests are met. Additionally, the user can change line and letter spacing, and adjust the margins. There is a choice of color themes, or the user can choose the exact colors for text and background. There is the option to display only 1, 3 or 5 rows of text.
| 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 to all the book content including headings, regular paragraphs, list items, and the text content of tables. | Pass | The font size can be changed using many techniques, including mouse wheel with control key, touch screen pinch and spread gesture, control plus and minus keys, and in the text settings dialogue. |
| visual-110 | Change background and foreground color | Change background and foreground colour (May be through reading system feature or through OS settings). | Pass | A custom color theme can be chosen in addition to selecting from blue text, cream, sky blue, sea green and high contrast themes. |
| 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 screen brightness can be altered through display hardware, or via the Windows control panel. |
| 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 theme is respected in the EasyReader interface. |
| 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, sidebars, pop-up windows, dialog boxes and search box should get magnified uniformly. | Pass | The user interface can be enlarged using the Windows built in magnifier or a third-party utility. |
| visual-510 | Change Font | Choose from a selection of fonts, including sans-serif and serif options. | Pass | Several serif and sans serif fonts are provided, including OpenDyslexic. |
| visual-550 | Viewing MathML | The block and inline math expressions below are in the MathML format. Check if the math expressions inline and between the paragraphs are displayed correctly. Use the controls available in the application or else in the operating system to change (increase/decrease) the size of the font. Check if the math expressions also change size in proportion. Change background and foreground color (may be through reading system feature or through OS settings). Check if the math expressions reflect the changed color settings. | Pass | The math expressions are displayed as expected. |
| visual-710 | Enlarge SVG Image | Check if this SVG format image displayed below this paragraph can be enlarged. | Pass | The image is displayed. It was not possible to enlarge the image using the app. |