A screen reader is one type of assistive technology used by visually impaired users, or users with other disabilities, who need the screen described to them, often using synthesized text-to-speech or via a refreshable braille display. The latest development versions of Chrome are compatible with many popular screen readers. Getting the latest version of ChromeSince screen reader support is still new and constantly improving, if you're interested in testing it you should use the latest "beta channel" or "dev channel" version of Chrome, rather than the stable version that is recommended for most users.
If you will be trying Chrome with a Windows screen reader, you may want to read the page on Keyboard Access first. Supported Screen Readers
The latest versions of these screen readers have good support for Chrome now:
These screen readers do not yet recognize Chrome's non-focusable web content (links, form fields and other focusable content is spoken as expected), so you will be unable to enter "browse mode" or "virtual buffering mode":
We hope to work with all screen reader developers to resolve any issues so that they can enable full support for Chrome.
The list above is not a comprehensive list of all screen readers, but in the interest of prioritizing support for the greatest number of users, we believe that supporting the screen readers above will have the greatest impact. If external developers are interested in helping to add support for additional screen readers, we would welcome the help.
All screen readers: accessibility support may not be enabled if a screen reader is not running when Chrome is launched. For best results, make sure your screenreader is running and then launch Chrome. (Advanced users: run chrome.exe with the --force-renderer-accessibility flag to override.)
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