University sites generally identify each page's language as English. This means screen readers will pronounce all text on the page as if it was written in English. For non-English text, the result is unintelligible gibberish. If you are authoring content inside of a page that is a language other than English you will have to identify the language of that section or quote. Most content management systems provide a button for this; highlight the relevant content, click the button, and select the correct language from the list: Don't do This Unidentified language <p>Mi profesora de español esta embarazada.</p> Pronounced/interpreted: Am I professor Ade? A spaniel is too embarrassed. Uhh... Do This Identified language <p lang="es">Mi profesora de español esta embarazada.</p> Pronounced: Mi profesora de español esta embarazada Actually means: My Spanish professor is pregnant. Testing for Accessibility To test Use the WAVE tool to scan the page. It will mark any text assigned a language tag with a globe icon. Click the icon for further information: Applicable WCAG Success Criteria SC 3.1.2 Language of Parts Resources Oregon State University's page on multilingual text content List of language codes for HTML
