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From: Piscitelli, JoAnn
Date: Jan 8, 2020 10:54AM

Dear WebAIM Forum,

I have a question regarding content formatting for a Q&A page presentation.

Traditionally, Q&A on a web page is presented like this:

Q: Phasellus lacinia, dui id pretium volutpat, ante mi tempor mauris, luctus tempor dolor urna et odio?
A: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut porttitor congue felis ut hendrerit. Mauris fermentum orci enim, vel tempor ex ullamcorper ut. Donec varius ut libero fermentum vulputate. Nulla mauris orci, scelerisque in felis in, semper scelerisque lectus. Ut porta turpis sit amet est volutpat, quis euismod leo rutrum. In posuere ante ut erat malesuada congue. Sed gravida nibh eu mauris tincidunt euismod.

With accessibility in mind, should the ‘Q' and ‘A' be spelled out, ‘question' and ‘answer', to be formatted like this:

Question: Phasellus lacinia, dui id pretium volutpat, ante mi tempor mauris, luctus tempor dolor urna et odio?
Answer: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut porttitor congue felis ut hendrerit. Mauris fermentum orci enim, vel tempor ex ullamcorper ut. Donec varius ut libero fermentum vulputate. Nulla mauris orci, scelerisque in felis in, semper scelerisque lectus. Ut porta turpis sit amet est volutpat, quis euismod leo rutrum. In posuere ante ut erat malesuada congue. Sed gravida nibh eu mauris tincidunt euismod.

I'm asking this for users that may use a screen reader.

I look forward to your feedback and advice!

Happy New Year to all!

Jo