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Re: ABBR vs. just spelling it out.

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From: Penny Roberts
Date: Mar 22, 2006 10:10AM

Kynn Bartlett wrote:

> complex words to likewise be defined each time they appear? Which
> disabled populations need acronym expansions but don't need word
> definitions?

Who said anything about just disabled populations? Accessibility is for
*everyone*, right? Expanded acronyms are useful for all sorts of people
(me for one); but I don't want them written out in full every time: I
*want* the option of hovering and finding out it what it stands for.

Penny