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Re: how to get screen reader to announce single letters as Ceefor C?

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From: Moore,Michael (DARS)
Date: May 12, 2015 9:19AM

I don't think that it is really a problem because screen reading software can be used to read one letter at a time. For NVDA, JAWS and if I remember correctly WindowEyes the left and right arrow keys read one letter at a time.

Mike Moore
Accessibility Coordinator,
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
(512) 424-4159 (Office)
(512) 574-0091 (Cell)

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From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Mike Warner
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Subject: [WebAIM] how to get screen reader to announce single letters as Cee for C?

I've reworked our hangman game for AT use, and it works great, but IE reads the letters as they sounds, not by name. Any tips for this? I know that I can change the game to put commas after the letter when it's read in an aria-live region, but there's got to be a better way. Is there?

Thanks,
Mike

Mike Warner
Director of IT Services
MindEdge, Inc.