Screen Reader Access

Assistive Technologies are meant to cater to the needs of people with various impairments like Visual, Hearing, Mobility, and Learning impairment. An assistive technology helps differently abled people in rendering or viewing a webpage. Screen Readers are assistive devices that convert text into synthesized speech to facilitate visually impaired users to listen to and comprehend the content on a webpage.

Screen Reader Access

The "Guidelines for Indian Government Websites" website complies with World Wide Web Consortium (W.3.C.) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (W.C.A.G.) 2.0 level AA. This will enable people with visual impairments access the website using assistive technologies, such as screen readers. The information of the website is accessible with different screen readers, such as J.A.W.S. that stands for Job Access With Speech, N.V.D.A. that stands for Non Visual Desktop Access, S.A.F.A. that stands for Screen Access For All, Supernova and Window-Eyes.

Following table lists the information about different screen readers:

Information related to the various screen readers

Screen Reader	Website	Free or Commercial
Non Visual Desktop Access (N.V.D.A.)	http://www.nvda-project.org/	Free
System Access To Go	http://www.satogo.com/	Free
J.A.W.S.	https://support.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/JAWS	Commercial
Supernova	http://www.yourdolphin.co.uk/productdetail.asp?id=1	Commercial
Window-Eyes	http://www.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes/	Commercial