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From: Geof Collis
Date: May 26, 2010 6:39PM

Hi John

Now I know where I read it:

Examples of Success Criterion 3.1.4
An abbreviation whose expansion is provided the first time the
abbreviation appears in the content.

The name, "World Wide Web Consortium," appears as the first heading
on the organization's home page. The abbreviation, "W3C," is enclosed
in parentheses
in the same heading.

http://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/meaning-located.html

cheers

Geof

At 04:18 PM 5/26/2010, you wrote:
>Geof Collis wrote:
> >
> > I'm not sure where I read it but that is also the method I have
> > adopted because of it.
> >
> > I also have to wonder how using it will help someone who can't use a
>mouse.
>
>Sorry Geoff, this is simply the wrong perspective to be taking here: don't
>develop for specific devices or software, develop according to standards.
>Any other strategy will end up biting you in the back end at some point in
>time.
>
>
> >>
> >> It means that Jaws will NOT support the @title in <abbr> and <acronym>.
>
>It means nothing of the sort. It is simply a user setting that can be
>adjusted in a particular piece of software, and what JAWS does versus what
>NVDA does (versus what Voiceover does, and HAL, and WindowEyes, and...) is
>already a hugely different kettle of fish. Again, developing for a piece
>of software or a specific device is the wrong way forward - develop to the
>standards and let the software/end user make the choice of how and what
>they will consume your information.
>
> >>
> >> I stand with what I was saying earlier: explain what the acronym or
> >> abbreviation means on it's first occurence in the page (other than
> >> navigation or headings, for obvious reasons) by presenting it
> >> explicitely first, then give out it's acronym or abbreviation in
> >> parenthesis. Seems like the best option to me, a win-win situation
> >> for everyone.
>
>This is not a wrong strategy, but it is not a complete strategy either
>(IMHO)
>
>JF
>