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From: TRAUTWEIN_PAUL
Date: Mar 15, 2019 12:18PM

Hey –

Every 6 months or so, we have a debate in our office about the best way to display area codes on our website.

I've done some comparison testing using Voiceover and NVDA. NVDA adds appropriate pauses but VO doesn't.

xxx-xxx-xxxx (no pauses in the number in VO)
(xxx) xxx-xxxx (very slight pause after the parenthesis)
xxx.xxx.xxxx (the periods are read as "point")

Is there a preferred way to display phone numbers?
Is there any reason to choose one over another?
Are we thinking about this WAY too much?

Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Paul

Paul Trautwein | Web Coordinator
Santa Monica College | Marketing Department
1900 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica CA 90405
310.434.4204 | www.smc.edu