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Re: Accessibility of + and -

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From: Maxability Accessibility for all
Date: Dec 7, 2016 9:13PM

Was testing with NVDA and no luck. JAWS is reading perfect.

How can we use these with HTML?

Thanks & Regards
Rakesh

On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 4:57 AM, Jim Allan < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> just tested with word 2016 and Jaws 18 works great
> 4-digit Unicode code followed by Alt + X
> - is read as minus
> I is read as "roman Numeral one"
> tried 4/5 (unicode 2158) is read as four fifths
>
> NVDA read none of the roman numerals, nor the fraction. , the minus symbol
> was read as hyphen.
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 10:07 AM, Moore,Michael (Accessibility) (HHSC) <
> <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > Does that mean that there is a way in MS Word to cause a screen reader to
> > correctly identify chapter headings that include Roman Numerals - eg IX X
> > XI? If so please share. We are working on some accessible templates for
> the
> > agency and have been asked to include Roman numerals for the heading
> > structure.
> >
> > Mike Moore
> > Accessibility Coordinator
> > Texas Health and Human Services Commission
> > Civil Rights Office
> > (512) 438-3431 (Office)
> >
> >