Kindle by Amazon
- Reading System Kindle
- Vendor Amazon
- Assistive Technology: Voiceover
- OS: iOS
- Tested with Braille: No
- Tested with Screenreader: Yes
- Input type: Touch
Results for Basic Functionality: 80%
Last updated: 16 October 2024
Test book used: Fundamental Accessibility Tests: Basic Functionality, version 2.0.0 .
These tests were done by Prashant Ranjan Verma.
Summary
IOS 17.5.1 Kindle version 7.21 Voiceover
| 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 | App was downloaded from App Store and launched. This process is accessible with Voiceover. |
| 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 | Login to the app is accessible with Voiceover. |
| file-210 | Open content | Open the Fundamental Accessibility Test book in the reading system. | Pass | The book was imported from the Kindle store and can also be side-loaded. It appears that the book imported from the store has smoother navigation. |
| file-310 | Access list of available content in the reading system | Check if you can navigate inside the bookshelf. | Pass | The bookshelf screen can be read with Voiceover. |
| 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 | Visually, subheadings are indented slightly from the heading text, helping users distinguish between them. However, screen readers cannot detect this difference. |
| 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 | On selecting an item in TOC, selected heading is placed near the top of screen. Hence reading can be started relatively easily from the desired heading. |
| nav-110 | Navigate content by pages | Check if you can navigate the content by pages. | Pass | It is possible to read from the screen which contains the print page break. However, the print page break is not always placed at the top. |
| nav-210 | Navigate forward and backward through reflowed content | Use any control or command to navigate forward and backwards in the book content. | Pass | Navigation to next and previous reflowed page is supported. |
| 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. | Fail | Without losing reading position current section name and page/percentage read cannot be determined. |
| 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 | On selecting a search result, Voiceover reading does not start from searched term. As the paragraph containing the searched text is not always placed at top of screen, Voiceover reading cannot be started from near the searched item. |
| nav-510 | Move across chapters without using TOC | Check if you can move across chapters without having to use the Table of Contents. | Pass | Page can be turned to open next/previous chapter with three finger horizontal swipe. |
| 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 | Stop Voiceover reading with double tap on screen. Then tap on Bookmark icon at top right. |
| anno-110 | Review and navigate Bookmarks or Highlights | Check if you can review and navigate Bookmarks or Highlights. | Pass | After selecting Go to Bookmark in the My Notebook screen, Voiceover does start reading from correct location. |
| anno-210 | Add a note | Add a Note at this location in the book. Provide a few lines of text in the Note. | Pass | Precise text selection with Voiceover is not supported. However, Notes can be added on the current screen by double tap and hold to bring up the annotation pop-up. |
| anno-310 | Review and navigate Notes | Check if you can review and navigate Notes. | Pass | On tapping a note in My Notebook, Voiceover starts reading the screen where the note was placed. |
Results for Non-visual Reading: 50%
Last updated: 16 October 2024
Test book used: Fundamental Accessibility Tests: Non-Visual Reading, version 2.0.0 .
These tests were done by Prashant Ranjan Verma.
Summary
IOS 17.5.1 Kindle version 7.21 Voiceover
| 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 | Using explore by touch desired starting point can be located and Voiceover reading can be started |
| 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 | Using Magic tap reading can be paused and started. |
| 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 | The reading order is correct. |
| reading-310 | Image alternate text reading | Ensure that the alternate text for the image is available. | Pass | Alt text is now read. |
| 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 | When pressing a footnote link, the page loads correctly; however, the reader's focus goes to the top of the page rather than the footnote itself. Upon clicking the return link, the same thing happens—the focus does not land on the footnote link but instead goes to the top of the page. Further, locating the footnote link is not straight forward because hyperlink navigation is not available. |
| 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. | Fail | All text is read similarly without any differences in pauses. List items and headings are not differently as desired. |
| 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 | Fail | The table is presented correctly on screen, however it is not recognized as table by Voiceover. |
| reading-710 | Navigate between internal hyperlinks | Check if you can navigate between internal hyperlinks. | Fail | Locating the footnote link is not intuitive because hyperlink navigation is not available. In line navigation mode, hyperlink can be selected and activated with Voiceover. However, the reading cannot be started from desired location on using back link. |
| 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. | Fail | Voiceover default navigation is not working. Cannot even go to next paragraph. |
| 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. Voiceover text highlighting and text display are not synchronized. |
| 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. | Fail | Headings are not recognized by Voiceover. |
| 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. | Fail | Precise text selection is not supported with Voiceover. |
| 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 | Improvement required. Continuous VoiceOver reading doesn't read the MathML and says 'no alt found for math.' However, using swipe gestures, the focus moves to the math block and reads the equation correctly. On tapping the queation, it cna be opended in the Math viewer where navigation inside the equation is working. |
| 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. | Fail | The app does not support language change. |