Kindle by Amazon
- Reading System Kindle
- Vendor Amazon
- Assistive Technology: NVDA
- OS: Windows
- Tested with Braille: No
- Tested with Screenreader: Yes
- Input type: Keyboard
Results for Basic Functionality: 53.33%
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
Windows 10 pro Kindle Browser mode NVDA
| 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 app was used in browser mode. |
| 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 NVDA. |
| file-210 | Open content | Open the Fundamental Accessibility Test book in the reading system. | Pass | The book was imported from the Kindle store. |
| 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 NVDA. |
| 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. | Fail | The NVDA focus does not land on desired location after choosing a TOC item. The selected section is not always placed at top of screen and hence Screen Reader does not start reading from desired lcaotion |
| nav-110 | Navigate content by pages | Check if you can navigate the content by pages. | Fail | Print page navigation is not available. |
| nav-210 | Navigate forward and backward through reflowed content | Use any control or command to navigate forward and backwards in the book content. | Pass | Use Page Down or Page Up keystroke. Ensure that the TOC panel is not open. Otherwise NVDA focus moves to TOC on using page navigation keys. |
| 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 | It is not possible to determine current heading name and page number without losing reading position. |
| 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 | Press Ctrl + F to open Search. On pressing Enter on a search result, the focus moves to somewhere near the paragraph which contains the searched term. The searched term is read as "highlighted" by the screen reader. |
| 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 Up/Down can be used to move across pages as well as chapters. |
| 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 | Bookmark can be placed at screen/page level |
| anno-110 | Review and navigate Bookmarks or Highlights | Check if you can review and navigate Bookmarks or Highlights. | Fail | The Notes and Highlights pop-up window is not properly navigable with Screen Reader |
| anno-210 | Add a note | Add a Note at this location in the book. Provide a few lines of text in the Note. | Fail | Notes can only be added using the mouse, as keyboard navigation completely ignores the text content available on the page. |
| anno-310 | Review and navigate Notes | Check if you can review and navigate Notes. | Fail | The Notes and Highlights pop-up window is not properly navigable with Screen Reader |
Results for Non-visual Reading: 62.5%
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
Windows 10 pro Kindle Browser mode NVDA
| 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 | Text can be read and page turns with continuous reading |
| 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 | Works as expected |
| 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 | Alt text is 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 | Press "k" to move to footnote link which is identified correctly by NVDA. However, Tab key cannot be used to move to the link. Press Enter. On activating links, NVDA focus moves to top of screen/page and not to the exact location |
| 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 | There is no pause after headings. But punctuations and list items are respected while reading |
| 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 | The table is recognized by the screen reader. |
| reading-710 | Navigate between internal hyperlinks | Check if you can navigate between internal hyperlinks. | Fail | The focus moves to top of screen/page and to the desired spot |
| 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 | Page UP/Down and Ctrl + arrow keys can be used |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 NVDA |
| 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 | Text selection does not work as usual. The context menu or pop-up menu contains command for "copy text". However, this menu cannot be opened predictably with NVDA |
| 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. | Fail | Math content is not read at all |
| 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 | Language change is not detected |
Results for Read Aloud: 44.44%
Last updated: 28 October 2024
Test book used: Fundamental Accessibility Tests: Read Aloud, version 2.0.0 .
These tests were done by Richard Orme.
Summary
Kindle for PC version 2.5.0 evaluated on Dell XP 15 with touch screen running Windows 11. A rudimentary text to speech feature is provided but it does not pass many of the tests deemed important by users of this accessibility affordance.
| 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. | Fail | The read aloud feature is started via the menu Tools / Start text to speech, or with the shortcut key ctrl t. However, it is not possible for the user to determine where the reading begins, it is always from the top of the screen. |
| 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 aloud can be paused and resumed with the space bar. |
| 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 | Read aloud continues beyond the end of the screen, and the new text is kept in view. |
| 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. | Fail | The option to read the alternative text is not present. |
| 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 voice can be changed in the Windows text to speech control panel. |
| ReadAloud-410 | Change Read Aloud reading speed | It should be possible to adjust (increase/decrease) the speed of reading. | Fail | |
| 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. | Fail | The text in a heading and the following paragraph are spoken together by the read aloud. Similarly, there is no pause between list items. |
| 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. | Fail | The text is not emphasized when it is being read. |
Results for Visual Adjustments: 87.5%
Last updated: 28 October 2024
Test book used: Fundamental Accessibility Tests: Visual Adjustments, version 2.0.0 .
These tests were done by Richard Orme.
Summary
Kindle for PC version 2.5.0 evaluated on Dell XP 15 with touch screen running Windows 11. With the exception of support for Windows high contrast mode, visual adjustments are well supported. In addition to the tests in the protocol, the user has control over justification, line spacing and page width.
| 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 text size can be adjusted via the button marked Aa, or with the keyboard shortcuts ctrl + and -. Pinch and zoom on the touchscreen or track pad does not change the text size. |
| visual-110 | Change background and foreground color | Change background and foreground colour (May be through reading system feature or through OS settings). | Pass | The "color mode" can be adjusted via the button marked Aa. Themes white, black and sepia are provided. These affect the document content area only. |
| 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 brightness can be adjusted via the button marked Aa, then there is a slider control provided. This affects the document content area only. |
| 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. | Fail | The high contrast modes provided by the Windows OS are not supported. |
| 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 magnified using the Windows Magnifier whic worked as expected. |
| visual-510 | Change Font | Choose from a selection of fonts, including sans-serif and serif options. | Pass | The font can be adjusted via the button marked Aa. Ten different font faces are provided, including serif, sans serif, and a dyslexia friendly font. |
| 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. The size and color change together with the text. |
| visual-710 | Enlarge SVG Image | Check if this SVG format image displayed below this paragraph can be enlarged. | Pass | The SVG image is displayed. Even when the color theme is changed it is always shown as black on white. The image is can be selected then it can be zoomed and panned using the mouse, trackpad or touch screen. The keyboard shortcuts could not be discovered. |