When it comes to web apps and websites, the user experience is one of the key elements that helps in user acquisition and user retention. Though immense attention should be given to the design and development of new product features, a continuous watch should be kept on the overall user experience. An inaccessible website would give your customers — who use screen readers — an unpleasant and tiresome experience.
How do you mitigate or completely solve this problem? By testing for accessibility issues. In this article, I outline ways to test the accessibility status of your website using the world’s foremost screen reader, JAWS (Job Access With Speech).