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Re: Idea/thoughts for future Screen Reader Survey

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From: Jared Smith
Date: Mar 4, 2024 12:33PM

Here’s some additional data that informs this wonderful question…

Primary screen reader reported by respondents that indicate Mac as their primary OS when using their primary screen reader:

* VoiceOver – 91%
* Other – 3.5%
* SuperNova – 2.8%
* ChromeVox – 2.1%
* JAWS - .7%

Primary screen reader reported by respondents that indicate Windows as their primary OS when using their primary screen reader:

* JAWS – 47.0%
* NVDA – 43.4%
* SuperNova – 3.8%
* ZoomText – 3.1%
* Narrator - .8%
* VoiceOver - .3%
* Others – 1.7%

For Mac, the responses other than the 93.8% that reported using VoiceOver or ChromeVox (the only 2 viable options on macOS) could perhaps be explained by user error/misunderstanding of the questions, such as someone using macOS as their primary OS, but using Windows for screen reader usage. Or maybe them using Parallels, Bootcamp, or similar to use a Windows screen reader within macOS or on Apple hardware.

The lower percentages represent few respondents. These anomalies are within a reasonable margin of error.

Thanks,

Jared