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RE: ABBR vs. just spelling it out.

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From: Alastair Campbell
Date: Mar 23, 2006 12:40PM

> Probably an even better GENERAL solution is for screen
> readers to provide better support for tooltips of any kind
> that activate on hover or focus.

Yes, although I'm not sure if the general effect would be beneficial if
it was done for all titles. E.g. some CMSs add titles to text links in
navigation that simply repeat the text in the link. Very silly.

Still, if it was just a 'bing' (I think "audio icon" is the appropriate
term), or a quick verbal warning, even that wouldn't be too bad.

Kind regards,

-Alastair

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Alastair Campbell | Director of User Experience

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