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Re: Question for screen reader users

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From: Hoffman, Allen
Date: Dec 15, 2009 12:39PM

Carriage-return announcement is configurable for most screen reading
software.
By default it will say blank for blank lines, e.g. CR with nothing after
it before another CR.
Sounds like someone is giving this feedback for something very specific
where normal screen behavior may not be in use.
Allen Hoffman
DHS
Office of Accessible Systems and Technology




-----Original Message-----
From: Langum, Michael J [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 12:07 PM
To: 'WebAIM Discussion List'
Subject: [WebAIM] Question for screen reader users

We've been requested to remove all the carriage returns (that is, when
you hit the Enter key to insert a blank line between paragraphs) because
(they allege ) screen readers will say them aloud.

I've never heard of this. Can anyone confirm or deny?

-- Mike Langum
Asst. Webmaster, WWW.OPM.GOV
U.S. Office of Personnel Management