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Re: Readability of abreviated terms

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From: Swift, Daniel P.
Date: Dec 11, 2019 6:43AM

General thought, it's a shame that the "abbr" (abbreviation) tag doesn't have a phonetic attribute. How does the abbreviation tag work with screen readers with the title attribute (example: <abbr title="Quality Assurance">QA</abbr>)? Do both the 'title' and text get read or is it just one or the other? I'm assuming a mixed bag across software since the mileage for the title attribute varies...

Dan Swift
Senior Web Specialist
University Communications and Marketing
West Chester University
610.738.0589