else if (autoInitState == AutoInitState::ENABLED)
{
bridge = CreateBridge();
+
+ /* check environment variable for suppressing screen-reader */
+ const char *envSuppressScreenReader = Dali::EnvironmentVariable::GetEnvironmentVariable(DALI_ENV_SUPPRESS_SCREEN_READER);
+ if (envSuppressScreenReader && std::atoi(envSuppressScreenReader) != 0)
+ {
+ bridge->SuppressScreenReader(true);
+ }
+
return bridge;
}