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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Apr 17, 2017 2:06PM

I once managed to screw up a job interview when I said I had a lot of
experience coding in "C number" (i.e. c# which, apparently, is
pronounced "C sharp").
Seeing as I didn't even know how to pronounce it, I did not make it
past that interview,

As for the question, I agree with the other commenters. Just go with
standard formats, let the screen reader vendor and users handle how to
communicate them.
If there is a minor bug and your website helps solve it, it will ake
the screen reader experience on all websites using that standard
technique in future.



On 4/17/17, Lucy Greco < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> well said Tim. this speaks to the criticleness of using reel people in
> your testing. and yes i often speak words the way a screen reader does it
> took one of my coworkers 8 months to ask me what i was saying when i kept
> saying seo not S E O smile. actually i did not even know what seo
> meant the first time i herd it so it was always seo for me even though i
> new it was S E O
> lucy
>
> Lucia Greco
> Web Accessibility Evangelist
> IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration
> University of California, Berkeley
> (510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
> http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
> Follow me on twitter @accessaces
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 12:19 PM, Tim Harshbarger <
> <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
>> Here is something to keep in mind for anyone who tests with a screen
>> reader...
>>
>> For those of us who depend on screen readers and use them all the time, we
>> tend to become use to how the screen reader reads text. As long as you use
>> common formats for text information, we should be able to pick up that
>> information--even if the way the screen reader speaks it sounds unusual.
>>
>> In fact, sometimes if you listen very carefully to a screen reader user
>> talking, you can catch that we will pronounce words the same as our screen
>> readers do--and we are not even aware of it.
>>
>> However, it might also be worthwhile to test the time element to see if it
>> influences how a screen reader reads time information. While using a
>> common
>> time format for the text works--there is nothing wrong with using another
>> method if it produces a better user experience.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On
>> Behalf Of Mcmanus, Kristian A
>> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2017 1:51 PM
>> To: Joy Relton < <EMAIL REMOVED> >; 'WebAIM Discussion List' <
>> <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Time formatting
>>
>> This is just a guess. What if you used the HTML5 Time tag? I will try it
>> here but I don't have access to JAWS. Anybody try this yet?
>>
>> Kristian McManus
>> Digital Accessibility Tech. Analyst - ITS-UCSF
>>
>>
>> On 4/17/17, 7:25 AM, "Joy Relton" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>>
>> I agree with you.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On
>> Behalf Of Thompson, Rachel
>> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2017 10:01 AM
>> To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
>> Subject: [WebAIM] Time formating
>>
>> Hi, all.
>>
>> I need some advice for a campus group trying to address date
>> formatting:
>>
>> "My office has decided to use AP style on divisional websites.
>> However, time ranges such as "8 a.m.-12p.m. and 1-5 p.m." can be read
>> choppily and with a "minus" thrown in there when using the iOS screen
>> reader (though a desktop screen reader might handle it better). Something
>> like "8 AM-12PM and 1-5 PM" is actually read much more smoothly and
>> accurately. Is it better to stick with AP style, or to test out other
>> formats to see what is read best by popular screen readers?"
>>
>> My initial thought is that screen reader users will likely have their
>> verbosity set to meet their preferences already and that either is
>> accessible.
>>
>> Your ideas would be most welcome,
>> Rachel
>>
>>
>> Dr. Rachel S. Thompson
>> Director, Emerging Technology and Accessibility The Center for
>> Instructional Technology The University of Alabama
>> 110 Russell Hall
>> Box 870248
>> Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
>> Phone 205-348-0216
>> <EMAIL REMOVED> | http://cit.ua.edu | http://accessibility.ua.edu
>>
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