Screen Readers vs Speech Recognition

Developers should learn about screen readers to ensure their applications and websites are accessible to users with disabilities, which is often a legal requirement (e meets developers should learn speech recognition for building voice-controlled interfaces, such as virtual assistants (e. Here's our take.

Screen Readers

Nice Pick

Developers should learn about screen readers to ensure their applications and websites are accessible to users with disabilities, which is often a legal requirement (e

Pros

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• Related to: web-accessibility, aria

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

Speech Recognition

Developers should learn speech recognition for building voice-controlled interfaces, such as virtual assistants (e

Pros

• g
• Related to: natural-language-processing, machine-learning

Cons

• Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case

The Verdict

These tools serve different purposes. Screen Readers is a tool while Speech Recognition is a technology. We picked Screen Readers based on overall popularity, but your choice depends on what you're building.

The Bottom Line

Screen Readers wins

Based on overall popularity. Screen Readers is more widely used, but Speech Recognition excels in its own space.