VoiceOver - a screen reader which comes as standard with Mac/iOS.NVDA - a screen reader for Windows, free and open source.
Dragon - a speech recognition tool for Windows and Mac. ZoomText - a screen magnifier for Windows. In the Service Manual we require that central government, or a supplier doing its audit, tests in the most common assistive technologies our users use: Testing on these technologies does not replace an accessibility audit, but by testing early on you can spot potential issues, improve your service and save money. Here’s some advice on what free assistive technology tools are available. There can be financial barriers to testing and it can seem overwhelming.īy coming into the lab people not only see and test the technologies, but also learn what testing they can do in their own workspaces for free. 
We know that some public sector organisations, especially local government, can struggle to get access to assistive technologies. Since we blogged about the lab, we’ve seen a huge increase in visitors coming in to use it as an assistive technology space. GDS’s Accessibility Empathy Lab is open to anyone from the public sector.
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