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Re: [EXTERNAL]Forcing screen reader pronunciation of abbreviationimportant to a brand

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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Apr 16, 2018 9:21AM

One more thing to be mindful of.

Some screen readers (Jaws at least) give you the ability to define a
very specific context for the pronunciation, e.g. a webpate or
website.
If it is not possible to define context, keep in mind the user is
changing the way these letters are pronounced in every usage context,
on the web and in other applications, which is not necessarily a good
idea.
I need to study the pronounciation dsettings of NVDA and Voiceover to
see what context can be defined.


On 4/16/18, Tim Harshbarger < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> It is also possible to change the pronunciation of words in iOS also. You
> need to go to the VO settings and tap the Speech button. There is a
> "pronunciation" button that takes you to a screen where you can change the
> pronunciation of words. There might be a quicker way to get there though.
> > > > >


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