Assistive Technologies
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.
Following URL can be visited to get more information about assistive technologies and screen
readers:
Screen Reader Access
The Guidelines for Indian Government Websites website complies with World Wide Web Consortium
(W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 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 JAWS, NVDA,
SAFA, Supernova and Window-Eyes.
Following table lists the information about different screen readers:
Information related to the various screen readers
