testland/screen-reader-test-author
Use when a feature needs manual screen-reader testing before sign-off: step-by-step scripts for NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver or TalkBack with keystrokes and expected announcements, WCAG 2.2 checklists per page type, widget keystroke matrices and a guided session with a signed report.
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Per-screen-reader worked scripts
Full NVDA + Firefox and VoiceOver + Safari scripts for the sample flow "User edits their profile email." SKILL.md Step 3 has the row template, the VoiceOver chord table, and a minimal excerpt; these are the complete per-reader versions, including the WCAG SC / APG notes that populate the "Why" column.
NVDA + Firefox (Windows)
## NVDA + Firefox (Windows) - User edits their profile email
### Pre-conditions
- NVDA is running.
- Firefox is on https://app.example.com/profile.
- Virtual cursor mode is on (NVDA default for browsers).
### Step 1 - Navigate to the profile-edit form
| Keystroke | Expected announcement |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| H | "Edit profile, heading level 2" - moves to next heading. |
| H | "Profile information, heading level 3" - moves further. |
| F | "Email, edit, blank" - jumps to first form field. |
NVDA's `H` quick-key navigates by heading; `F` by form field.
The announcements should match the visible heading text and field
labels (per WCAG SC 2.4.6 Headings and Labels).
### Step 2 - Edit the email value
| Keystroke | Expected announcement |
|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Enter (focus mode) | "Email, edit, has autocomplete" - enters focus mode. |
| (type new email) | (each character spoken if `say characters` is on) |
### Step 3 - Submit the form
| Keystroke | Expected announcement |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Tab | "Save changes, button" - moves to submit. |
| Enter | (no announcement immediately; wait for live region) |
### Step 4 - Success confirmation
| Behavior | Expected announcement |
|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| (page response) | "Profile saved" - announced via `aria-live="polite"` region. |
If no announcement: the success region is missing `aria-live`
attribute, OR the region is added to the DOM with content already
in it (live regions only announce **changes** post-mount).VoiceOver + Safari (macOS)
VoiceOver uses VO+arrow keys (Ctrl+Option+arrow) and different quick-key patterns from NVDA. Re-author the same flow:
## VoiceOver + Safari (macOS) - User edits their profile email
### Step 1 - Navigate to the profile-edit form
| Keystroke | Expected announcement |
|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| VO + Cmd + H | "Edit profile, heading level 2" |
| VO + Cmd + J | "Email, edit text" |VoiceOver's announcements are sometimes more verbose than NVDA's (reads role words like "edit text" where NVDA says "edit"). This is a vendor convention; don't try to suppress it.