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Re: Acronyms

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From: Michael Roush
Date: Feb 18, 2003 3:20PM

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From: "Terence de Giere" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> For example, SS# for a U.S. Social Security number would be
> pronounced "S S sharp" in some technology.

This is a tangent issue. If I use "SS#" on my page, but enclose it in an
"acronym" tag with the appropriate attribute to say "Social Security
Number", will any screen readers render the acronym as well as/instead of
the text?


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