screen-reader

plural screen-readers

1. alternativeAlternative form of screen reader.

   There are also programs that can be loaded onto home computers to make them more accessible to the blind. For example, screen-readers are software programs that read the screen out loud for blind users.

   1994 August 15, Shirley Leung, “Blind vendors log on for independence”, in The Sun, Baltimore, Md., page 3B, columns 2–3

   2 more examples

   Tim McIntyre, executive vice president of communication for Domino’s, said in an email the company has developed other features to help disabled customers, like voice-activated ordering devices and a hotline that customers with screen-readers can use to report difficulties with the site.

   2019 December 22, Abdel Jimenez, “Software can help the blind access the internet, but not every site supports it”, in Chicago Tribune, 172nd year, number 356, section 2 (Business), page 3, column 1

   Olivia Norman, a Washington, D.C., resident who is blind and suffers from chronic asthma, has built a career testing products and websites for accessibility to users who are vision-impaired and who use screen-readers, which convert text to speech.

   2021 November 14, Karla L. Miller, “Flexibility is fading for some”, in The Gazette, page 4F, column 2