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Re: <strong> vs <em>

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From: Andrew Kirkpatrick
Date: Feb 14, 2007 1:50PM

Look up "voice alias" in the JAWS docs.
You can also hit ins+f+f (quickly) to get the text characteristics.

JAWS treats b and strong the same, and em and i the same.

AWK

> -----Original Message-----
> From: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Hunt, Jan
> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 3:21 PM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] <strong> vs <em>
>
> 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!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rebecca Ballard [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 4:40 PM
> To: 'WebAIM Discussion List'
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] <strong> vs <em>
>
> Hi all,
>
> 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.
>
>
> Rebecca
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of
> John Foliot - Stanford Online Accessibility Program
> Sent: 13 February 2007 20:21
> To: 'WebAIM Discussion List'
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] <strong> vs <em>
>
> Hunt, Jan wrote:
> >
> > I felt kind of stupid telling folks in my department to use
> <strong>
> > and <em> instead of <b> or <i> (where appropriate) so the screen
> > readers would place inflection on that text, only to find out that
> > screen readers ignore <strong> <em> <b> and <i>. One day, while
> > listening to a page, it dawned on me that there was no inflection
> > created by using any of those tags.
>
> 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
>
> JF
>
>
>