Reading screens with VoiceOver
Last updated: April 20, 2023
Introduction
OK! It’s time to start learning how to use a screen reader.
We’ll warn you that it can be very frustrating for some people. Take it slow. We’ll introduce a few features at a time.
They keys we'll be using

And we’re specifically using a Mac and VoiceOver and Safari.
VoiceOver 101
If you haven't gotten the code ...
That’s OK! Just try out the VoiceOver! There’s plenty of time to learn about HTML and CSS.
Styling things when they are in focus - or they contain things that are in focus
Live example
See the Pen HTML cheatsheet 1 / display types by perpetual.education (@perpetual-education) on CodePen.
Click on the CodePen viewport output and navigate the page with tab and shift+tab to see the focus styles.
Note that each browser implements these default styles differently, just like they handle visual form interfaces.