Single test results: Change reading speed (reading-410)
The following represents how well each Testing Environment (Reading System or Reading System + Assistive Technology combination) performed on a single test, reading-410, which appears in the Non-visual Reading test book.
This test currently has a 95.74% pass rate.
| Testing Environment | Change reading speed ( reading-410) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Azardi NVDA Windows | PASS | |
| BoinIT Viewer [Korean] NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | You can adjust the speed through the settings menu or through the shortcut keys Alt+Q (faster voice speed), Ctrl+Alt+ Q (slower voice speed) |
| BoinIT Viewer [Korean] Sens Reader Chrome Windows | PASS | You can adjust the speed through the settings menu or through the shortcut keys Alt+Q (faster voice speed), Ctrl+Alt+ Q (slower voice speed) |
| Books Voiceover iOS | PASS | |
| Bookshare Reader NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | |
| Bookshelf Voiceover iOS | PASS | |
| Bookshelf Voiceover Safari macOS | PASS | |
| Bookshelf JAWS 2020 Chrome Windows | PASS | |
| Bookshelf NVDA Firefox 62+ Windows | PASS | |
| Bookshelf JAWS 2020 Firefox 62+ Windows | PASS | |
| Bookshelf TalkBack Android | PASS | Can be adjusted from TTS settings. |
| Bookshelf NVDA Windows | PASS | |
| Bookshelf NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | |
| Bookworm NVDA Windows | PASS | NVDA settings have to be changed |
| Clusive NVDA Windows | PASS | Used NVDA options to change reading speed. |
| Colibrio Reader TalkBack Android | PASS | This was achieved via the TalkBack gesture. |
| Colibrio Reader NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | |
| Digital Editions Voiceover iOS 12 | PASS | |
| Digital Editions TalkBack Android 9 | FAIL | No Talkback support |
| Digital Editions JAWS 18 Windows | FAIL | The application mostly stops responding. |
| EBSCO Reader JAWS 2020 Chrome Windows | PASS | Worked as expected. |
| EBSCO Reader Jaws Chrome Windows | PASS | Jaws settings can be adjusted. |
| EasyReader Voiceover iOS | PASS | |
| EasyReader Jaws Windows 11 | PASS | Change needs to be made in Screen Reader settings. |
| EasyReader TalkBack Android | PASS | Talkback reading can be adjusted. |
| EasyReader (German) TalkBack Android | PASS | The reading speed can be adjusted. When using an braille display as assistive technology, the adjustment of the refresh rate is not automatically supported. This could not only be a reading software issue but depends also on the interaction between Android and the braille device. |
| EasyReader (German) Voiceover iOS | PASS | I could increase the reading speed and VoiceOver changed the pace accordingly. |
| Fulcrum Online NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | Adjust NVDA settings. |
| Kindle TalkBack Android | PASS | Can be adjusted from talkback settings. |
| Kindle Voiceover iOS | PASS | Reading speed can be adjusted from Voiceover settings. |
| Kindle NVDA Windows | PASS | NVDA settings can be adjusted. |
| Kortext NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | Reading speed can be changed using NVDA settings. |
| Play Books Voiceover iOS | PASS | Voiceover settings can be adjusted. |
| Play Books TalkBack Android | PASS | |
| RedShelf Voiceover Safari macOS 10.14 | PASS | |
| RedShelf NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | |
| RedShelf Jaws Chrome Windows | PASS | |
| RedShelf Voiceover iOS | PASS | Voiceover settings can be adjusted. |
| RedShelf TalkBack Android | PASS | Can be controlled with Talkback. |
| Simply Reading TalkBack Android | PASS | |
| Thorium Reader NVDA Windows | PASS | |
| Thorium Reader Jaws Windows | PASS | I used the Jaws reading speed controls. |
| Thorium Reader (German) Jaws Windows | PASS | The reading speed can be adjusted. When using a braille device as assistive technology, the refresh rate can be changed, too. But unfortunately my braille device is not able to present the full text due to the missing capacity. I have to advance it manually and thereby the reading flow is interrupted. |
| Thorium Reader [Spanish] NVDA Windows | PASS | |
| Vanilla Reader NVDA Chrome Windows | PASS | Screen Reader reading speed can be changed from its settings. |
| Voice Dream Reader Voiceover iOS | PASS | |
| Voice Dream Reader (German) Voiceover iOS | PASS | While the text is being read aloud the reading speed can be adjusted. When using a braille device as assistive technologie the reading speed can not be adjusted while reading. |