![]() It aims to give librarians useful information to make recommendations to their patrons, as well as to provide feedback to the vendor, so they can make software enhancements to the mobile apps and website to improve its accessibility. The following report presents the results of this assessment, and highlights the accessibility barriers found in each of the platforms tested. For this report our testers conducted an accessibility assessment of the app. PressReader offers premium news content without ads or incomplete story snippets, and aggregates multiple sources from around the world. The PressReader platform delivers an endless stream of top news stories right to the user. This report highlights the accessibility barriers of the PressReader mobile apps and website we also explain why these issues are problematic, and advance some recommendations to enhance the usability experience for readers with print disabilities. It is our conclusion that too much time spent on trouble shooting is not an ideal experience for any user, but with applying recommended modifications to PressReader, the accessibility and user experience will improve. While our testers could eventually read magazines and newspapers through the mobile apps and website, this was only after using time consuming workarounds (such as sighted assistance to change to text-view.) This led to more time spent on figuring out solutions ending with user frustration. For this report, our team of testers evaluated the accessibility of the PressReader platform for people with print disabilities and found that it presents several barriers for users of assistive technologies. This includes software or hardware with features that are specifically designed to help people with a wide range of disabilities, such as screen readers and screen magnification software. Readers with print disabilities utilize a variety of assistive technologies to access various applications on their tablets, smartphones, and computers. Our testers have lived experience with a range of print disabilities, including blindness, low vision, and learning disabilities. The team works to educate and advise publishers, technology vendors, and public libraries on best practices for accessibility. Our team of Accessibility Testers has expert knowledge in the areas of accessibility testing, analysis, software development, and leadership. NNELS is hosted by the BC Libraries Cooperative, a community service not-for-profit cooperative and a national leader in information and technology services. NNELS supports principles of openness, inclusion, and choice. The National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) is a digital public library of books for Canadians with print disabilities, and an advocate for an accessible and equitable reading ecosystem for Canadians with print disabilities. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License About NNELS: Published by the National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS), Vancouver BC, July 2019 The opinions and interpretations in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Government of Canada. ![]() This report was written with support from the Government of Canada’s Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component. Conducted by the National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS)
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