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From: barry.hill3@sky.com
Date: Sep 16, 2020 3:11AM

Thanks, Glen. I was thinking more about mobile devices and fixed UI such as
a TV's EPG. When a person might work out what an element does by simple
trial and error, are hints necessary? I'm playing Devil's advocate here, as
I personally like hints but some find them too verbose.

Cheers

B




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From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of glen
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Sent: 16 September 2020 7:41 AM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Screen hints

That might be too broad of a question. Using a specific example, if there's
a "read more" link and it's visually obvious what you'll read more about but
it's not programmatically obvious what you'll read more about, then screen
reader text or hints would help. I typically use screen reader hints when
it gives more context.

On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 12:25 PM < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

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> A quick question, but I suspect that it will not be a quick answer.
> Why do we need screen hints with our screen readers?
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> Thanks in anticipation
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> Cheers
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> Barry
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