Accessibility · Senior · Question 1 of 75
How does information get from the DOM to a screen reader?
- 1The browser exposes the accessibility tree via platform APIs
- 2The site sends a separate JSON description to the reader
- 3The screen reader parses the page's HTML source by itself
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Correct answer: The browser exposes the accessibility tree via platform APIs
Explanation
Browsers map roles and states to APIs such as UI Automation on Windows or the AX API on macOS. That's why results differ across browser and reader pairs.