Last updated: February 27, 2014
Notes
The table below describes whether a DTB software reading system…
- displays images, scalable vector graphics (SVG) or MathML;
- provides screen-reader or TTS access to descriptions of images or SVGs;
- provides screen-reader or TTS access to MathML.
A field containing a dash does not necessarily indicate that a feature is unsupported, but that more research is required to make a determination.
For more information about metadata and image descriptions, read DIAGRAM’s Potential Use of Image Description Metadata for Accessibility and the follow-up addendum, Alternatives, Content Model, New Tools, Dependencies and Updates. Also, read the results of the 2012 DIAGRAM Reading Technology Survey to learn how people who are blind and visually impaired obtain and access reading material.
| Name; cost; OS | DTB sources | Visual display | Display images | Read alt: TTS or screen reader |
Read longdesc: TTS or screen reader |
Read prodnote: TTS or screen reader |
Display SVG | Read SVG title: TTS or screen reader |
Read SVG desc: TTS or screen reader |
Display MathML | Read MathML: TTS or screen reader | Misc. |
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| AMIS 3.1.3; free; Windows | DAISY 2.02, 3 | Yes | Yes | TTS: no; screen reader: yes | TTS: no; screen reader: yes (announces the presence of longdesc |
TTS: no; screen reader: yes | No | TTS: no; screen reader: no | TTS: no; screen reader: no | No | TTS: no; screen reader: no |
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| Book Wizard Reader; free; Windows | RFB&D; DAISY 2.02, 3 | Yes | Yes | TTS: no; screen reader: yes | TTS: no; screen reader: yes (announces the presence of longdesc |
TTS: no; screen reader: yes if visible | No | TTS: no; screen reader: no | TTS: no; screen reader: no | No | TTS: no; screen reader: no | |
| Buttercup Reader; free; Win/Mac | DAISY 3 | Yes | Yes | TTS: no; screen reader: no | TTS: no; screen reader: no | TTS: no; screen reader: no | No | TTS: no; screen reader: no | TTS: no; screen reader: no | No | TTS: no; screen reader: no |
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| DDReader+; free; Windows | DAISY 3 | Yes | Yes | TTS: yes; screen reader: no | TTS: no; screen reader: no | TTS: no; screen reader: no | No | TTS: no; screen reader: no | TTS: no; screen reader: no | No | TTS: no; screen reader: no | |
| EasyReader 6.04; $; Windows | RFB&D; Bookshare; DAISY 2.02, 3; others | Yes | Yes | TTS: yes; screen reader: yes | TTS: no; screen reader: no | TTS: yes; screen reader: yes | No | TTS: yes; screen reader: yes | TTS: yes; screen reader: yes | Yes | TTS: yes; screen reader: yes |
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| FSReader 2.0; $; Windows | RFB&D; Bookshare; DAISY 2.02, 3 | Yes | No | TTS: n/a; screen reader: no | TTS: n/a; screen reader: no | TTS: n/a; screen reader: no | No | TTS: n/a; screen reader: no | TTS: n/a; screen reader: no | No | TTS: n/a; screen reader: no |
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| GoRead 4.1; free; Android | Bookshare; DAISY 2.02, 3; EPUB | Yes | Yes | TTS: no; screen-reader: no | TTS: no; screen-reader: no | TTS: yes; screen-reader: yes | No | TTS: no; screen-reader: | TTS: no; screen-reader: n/a | No | TTS: no; screen-reader: |
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| IVEO Viewer 2.1; free; Windows | – | Yes | No | TTS: no; screen-reader: n/a | TTS: no; screen-reader: n/a | TTS: no; screen-reader: n/a | Yes | TTS: yes; screen-reader: n/a | TTS: yes; screen-reader: n/a | No | TTS: no; screen-reader: n/a | |
| JAWS for Windows 12/13/14; $; Windows | n/a | n/a | n/a | TTS: n/a; screen reader: yes | TTS: n/a; screen reader: yes | TTS: n/a; screen reader: yes if visible | n/a | Yes | No | n/a | Yes with MathPlayer or MathJax |
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| Kurzweil 1000 version 12; $; Windows | any | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Kurzweil 3000 5.0 (standalone); $; Mac | DAISY 3; PDF; HTML; others | Yes | Yes | TTS: no; screen reader: no | TTS: no; screen reader: no | TTS: Yes; screen reader: no | No | TTS: no; screen reader: no | TTS: no; screen reader: no | No | TTS: no; screen reader: no | Makes prodnote visible |
| Kurzweil 3000 13.28 (standalone); $; Windows | DAISY 3; PDF; HTML; others | Yes | Yes | TTS: no; screen reader: no | TTS: no; screen reader: no | TTS: Yes; screen reader: no | No | TTS: no; screen reader: no | TTS: no; screen reader: no | No | TTS: no; screen reader: no | Makes prodnote visible |
| NVDA; free; Windows | n/a | n/a | n/a | TTS: n/a; screen reader: yes | TTS: n/a; screen reader: yes | TTS: n/a; screen reader: yes if visible | n/a | Yes | No | n/a | Yes with MathPlayer or MathJax |
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| ReadHear Mac/PC; $; Win/Mac | DAISY 2.02, 3; RFB&D; Bookshare | Yes | Yes | TTS: no; screen-reader: yes | TTS: no; screen-reader: no | TTS: yes; screen-reader: yes | Yes | TTS: yes; screen reader: no | TTS: yes; screen reader: no | Yes | TTS: yes; screen reader: no |
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| Read:OutLoud 6; $; Win/Mac | Bookshare; DAISY 3; PDF; NIMAS; others | Yes | Yes | TTS: yes; screen-reader: no | TTS: no; screen-reader: no | TTS: yes; screen-reader: no | No | TTS: no; screen-reader: no | TTS: yes; screen-reader: no | No | TTS: no; screen-reader: no |
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| Read2Go 1.0.3.10; $; iOS | Bookshare; DAISY 2.02, 3 | Yes | No | TTS: no; screen-reader: no | TTS: no; screen-reader: no | TTS: yes; screen-reader: no | No | TTS: no; screen-reader: no | TTS: no; screen-reader: no | No | TTS: no; screen-reader: no |
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| VoiceOver; free; Mac/iOS | any | n/a | n/a | Yes | No | TTS: n/a; screen reader: no | n/a | TTS: n/a; screen reader: yes | TTS: n/a; screen reader: yes | n/a | TTS: n/a; screen reader: yes |
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| Window-Eyes 8.4; $; Windows | any | n/a | n/a | Yes, via alt | Yes, via longdesc and prodnote (if visible) |
Will read title element but not desc element | n/a | Yes with MathPlayer or MathJax |
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