I sometimes get asked to implement a screen reader emulator into Polypane.app and while that sounds cool, it would cause people to focus on and test the wrong things.

Thanks to @yatil I now have a good resource to point to when they ask why: https://yatil.net/blog/screen-readers-are-not-testing-tools

Screen readers are not testing tools · Eric Eggert

Testing with assistive technologies is an important part of any accessibility review. However, especially when auditing against the Web …

Eric Eggert