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Re: <strong> vs <em>

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From: Hunt, Jan
Date: Feb 14, 2007 1:30PM

Rebecca wrote -
Just to clarify my earlier comments, screen readers (or at least Jaws)
_can_ differentiate, it's just that most users don't switch the facility
on.

JAN-
That's what I thought might be happening but I have not found anywhere
within the JAWS or HomePage Reader software, nor within their
documentation, anything that talks about turning on any such capability.


John wrote -
While the current crop of screen reading software may not differentiate
between these elements, there is nothing to say that someday some tool
*will*, and you should never feel stupid about preaching/teaching best
practices, and backwards compatibility

My $0.02

JAN -
I think your 2 cents is excellent advice and I do continue using
<strong> and <em> just in case screen readers start to recognize them.
But, I now point out that logic when I ask that my designers use
<strong> and <em> instead of <b> or <i>

Again, thanks everybody!