Landmark roles - ECLoc2742 & Text-to-Speech

ECLoc2742 references www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria/roles#landmark_roles which cannot be located. But the reference is extensive in the link. As a reminder, ARIA stands for Accessible Rich Internet Applications.

The w3 article in the link includes 2.1 WAI-ARIA Roles and 5.3.4 Landmark Role.

Accessibility expert Steve Faulkner elaborates on landmark roles.

WebAIM periodically conducts a survey of screen reader users to better understand their preferences and challenges when visiting sites. ECLoc2794 references Survey No. 4 which was concluded in May 2012. I found Survey No. 7 which concluded in December 2017.

This list comprises 92.7% of responders
Screen Reader% of RespondentsCostAlt Cost
JAWS46.6$90.00/yr/3pc's$1000/3pcs
NVDA31.9FreeFree
VoiceOver11.7New Mac'siPads
ZoomText2.4Zoom OnlyNo Voice
MS Narrator   ? Built into W10

The reference describes Text-to-Speech for Kindle Fire HD8, which is my fourth Kindle.

Listen to Kindle content on Fire tablet with Text-to-Speech

Note: Most Kindle content and personal documents are eligible for Text-to-Speech. If Text-to-Speech capability is available for your book, you'll see Text-to-Speech: Enabled on the product detail page before you purchase your book.

  1. While reading, tap the center of the screen, and then tap the menu icon ThreeVerticalDots_1 in the upper right corner.
  2. Tap Additional Settings, and then tap the switch next to Text-to-Speech to turn it on.
  3. In your Kindle book, tap the screen to show the progress bar, and then tap the Play u button next to the progress bar to hear the text read aloud. To increase or decrease the reading speed of the Text-to-Speech voice, tap the Narration Speed NarrationSpeed_1 icon. You can listen to the Text-to-Speech voice through the external speakers on your device or through your earphones plugged into the headphone jack.

    4. Tip: If you're reading a book in another language, you can download a Text-to-Speech voice for that language without leaving the book. Tap the download prompt at the bottom of the progress bar to install the Text-to-Speech voice.

    Short outline for Text-to-Speech for Kindle HD8 Only >
    1. Tap center of screen
    2. Additional Settings & Text-to-Speach
    3. Tap the screen
    4. Press Play u
    5. Tap Narration Speed NarrationSpeed_1




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