Bring ScreenPath into your classroom.

ScreenPath is free and needs no account. It is made for learners who already know the basics and want to become more independent.

What ScreenPath is

ScreenPath gives students engaging practice with screen reader skills they already know, set in situations they will meet at school and in everyday life. The same moves carry over to Canvas, Google Classroom, online forms, and the websites they use outside of school.

To read how and why ScreenPath started, visit the About page.

Three kinds of activities

Each category page lists every activity in it and the skills each one practices.

  • Escape Rooms

    Story based series where each room focuses on one skill, with an untimed Practice mode and a timed Challenge mode.

  • Arcade

    Short games students can replay anytime, good for a warm up or a few spare minutes.

  • Skill Drills

    Focused practice on one skill at a time, including Form Lab, where students fill out real life forms.

Getting started

  1. Share the link with students and colleagues. There is nothing to install, no login, and no permission needed.
  2. Start with The School in Practice mode. Its rooms cover the fundamentals the rest of ScreenPath builds on.
  3. Add Challenge mode when a student is ready for some time pressure.
  4. Review My Progress together on the student's own device.

Frequently asked questions

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Which screen readers and devices work with it?

ScreenPath runs in any current web browser, so it works with screen readers on computers, tablets, and phones, and nothing needs to be installed. It has been tested with JAWS and NVDA on Windows and VoiceOver on Mac and iPhone.

Some activities can also read text aloud with the browser's built in voice. That works best in Chrome and Edge, is always optional, and every activity works fully without it.

How is student progress saved, and why might it disappear?

Each finished room, game, or practice session saves a record in the student's own browser, and students can see it anytime on the My Progress page. The bottom of that page explains in student friendly words what is saved and what is not.

Because progress lives only in that browser, it does not follow the student to another computer or browser, and clearing browsing data or using a private window erases it. Review it with the student on their own device.

How do students send me their results?

Most activities end with a summary the student can email to you, copy and paste somewhere else, or close. When an activity asks for a teacher's email at the start, have the student enter yours so the email is ready when they finish. Nothing is sent until the student presses send in their own email app.

How does ScreenPath connect to the expanded core curriculum?

Many activities practice real life tasks, such as ordering food, applying for housing, checking prices, and deciding what personal information is safe to share. These connect to independent living, career education, self determination, and compensatory skills.

Two features make good lesson starters. Why they ask notes explain why a form asks for something, like income before taxes or a phone number. Talk it over questions at the end of an activity give you ready made discussion topics about money, budgeting, and privacy.

What are the Not Accessible versions in Form Lab?

A few forms in Form Lab come in two versions. The Accessible version is built correctly. The Not Accessible version has real problems built in on purpose, like missing labels and fake headings, so students learn to work around the forms they will run into on real websites. Students can switch to a correctly built reference copy at any time to compare, and the Form Lab page notes which forms include this version.

What if a student is still learning the basics?

ScreenPath builds speed, confidence, and independence on top of skills a student already has, so it works best once the foundation is in place.

A structured teaching packet is in development, with lessons, practice exercises, and instructional videos that take a student from no screen reader experience to ready for ScreenPath. To hear when it is available, email helloscreenpath@gmail.com.

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