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Adobe Digital Editions v 4.5.10 (iOS 12)
/ Voiceover
Testsuite: Accessibility
Name Adobe Digital Editions
Version 4.5.10
Operating System iOS
Operating System Version
12
Assistive technology Voiceover
Assistive technology features Touch/Gestures, Screenreader/Self-voicing
Last Updated Feb. 21, 2019, 4:44 p.m.
Notes
Summaries
Short summary
Basic and non-visual tests performed with Voiceover screen reader
Long summary
The app is not suitable for reading books with Voiceover. Many navigation features are not available. Many controls in the book reading screen are not labelled. The tests not supported are: determining TOC hierarchy, navigation from TOC to sections, navigation to print page breaks, moving forward and backward in the book by flipping pages, determining current location information, moving to chapters without TOC, block navigation with Voiceover and selection of tex.
Support Results
Basic Functionality
Feature
Test
Result
Notes
Cumulative Score
33.3%
Basic Functionality
4/4
Operating system/Platform accessibility
Supported
The reading system can be activated independently
Supported
Open content
Supported
The test book was opened from email attachment
Listing documents
Supported
Navigation
0/7
The table of contents in the app presents the content hierarchy
Not Supported
The hierarchy cannot be determined with Voiceover
Navigate to chapters through the Table of Contents
Not Supported
The Voiceover focus does not move to the section selected in TOC. It is difficult to bring the focus to the selection which is displayed on the screen.
Navigate content by pages
Not Supported
The go to page menu command does not help navigate to the 10 print page breaks in the book.
Navigate forward and backward through reflowed content
Not Supported
It is not possible to move to next or previous page using any gesture or command with Voiceover running.
Read navigation information
Not Supported
Required information is not available
Perform a search, review the search results
Not Supported
The Search button is not labelled. On selecting a search result it is not possible to read the passage containing the searched term with Voiceover.
Move across chapters without using TOC
Not Supported
Page flipping is not supported with Voiceover. During reading Voiceover stops at end of current chapter.
Highlights, Notes, and Bookmarks
1/4
Add a Bookmark or Highlight
Not Supported
The Bookmark button is not labelled. Voiceover is not able to determine if it has been activated or not.
The reading can be started and stopped using the two finger single tap gesture.
All text should be read in the proper order
Supported
Image alternate text reading
Supported
Change reading speed
Supported
TTS allows pause for headings, paragraphs, list items, etc
Supported
Navigate between the cells, rows and columns in the table
Supported
Row navigation mode of Voiceover can also be used.
Navigate between internal hyperlinks
Supported
Links can be navigated and activated using links mode of Voiceover. However, the text does not remain in view and is not read consistently by Voiceover.
Move to the next block item
Not Supported
Paragraph navigation is not supported.
Navigate by characters
Supported
Navigate by words
Supported
Navigate by lines
Supported
Navigate the content by headings
Supported
The navigation is limited to current chapter. The text does not remain in view during navigation.