Screen Reader Access

The Central Public Works Department 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

Screen Reader Website Free / Commercial
Non Visual Desktop Access (NVDA) http://www.nvda-project.org/ (External website that opens in a new window) Free
System Access To Go http://www.satogo.com/ (External website that opens in a new window) Free
Thunder http://www.screenreader.net/index.php?pageid=2 (External website that opens in a new window) Free
Hal http://www.yourdolphin.co.uk/productdetail.asp?id=5 (External website that opens in a new window) Commercial
JAWS http://www.freedomscientific.com/Products/Blindness/JAWS (External website that opens in a new window) Commercial
Supernova http://www.yourdolphin.co.uk/productdetail.asp?id=1 (External website that opens in a new window) Commercial
Window-Eyes http://www.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes/ (External website that opens in a new window) Commercial