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From: Thad C
Date: Wed, Nov 12 2014 10:59AM
Subject: Screen Reader Reading Numbers in Alt Attribute
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Greetings Group.
When writing alt text should I spell numbers our or will VO and JAWS
read the number as they are spelled
alt="twenty percent"
OR
alt = "20%" (what I am hearing with this example is two zero percent)
Best
Thaddeus
From: Jared Smith
Date: Wed, Nov 12 2014 11:01AM
Subject: Re: Screen Reader Reading Numbers in Alt Attribute
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Write alternative text as you would if it were in plain text and let
screen readers read it how they may.
Jared
From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Wed, Nov 12 2014 11:22AM
Subject: Re: Screen Reader Reading Numbers in Alt Attribute
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I second Jared's comment.
Screen reader handling of numbers is a verbosity setting controlled by
the user, so they can configure it any way they want to.
Screen readers will also read common html entities such as ® for
registered or ™ for traemark in alt text.
Cheers
On 11/12/14, Jared Smith < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> Write alternative text as you would if it were in plain text and let
> screen readers read it how they may.
>
> Jared
> > > >
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From: Thad C
Date: Wed, Nov 12 2014 1:49PM
Subject: Re: Screen Reader Reading Numbers in Alt Attribute
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Thanks guys. So...
twenty dollars (spelled out)
vs
$20
seems most appropriate from what I am understanding.
Thanks again for your quick response.
Thad
On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 10:22 AM, Birkir R. Gunnarsson
< = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> I second Jared's comment.
> Screen reader handling of numbers is a verbosity setting controlled by
> the user, so they can configure it any way they want to.
> Screen readers will also read common html entities such as ® for
> registered or ™ for traemark in alt text.
> Cheers
>
>
> On 11/12/14, Jared Smith < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
>> Write alternative text as you would if it were in plain text and let
>> screen readers read it how they may.
>>
>> Jared
>> >> >> >>
>
>
> --
> Work hard. Have fun. Make history.
> > >
From: Sean Curtis
Date: Wed, Nov 12 2014 3:33PM
Subject: Re: Screen Reader Reading Numbers in Alt Attribute
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Thad I think they were advocating for leaving it as $20 and letting the
screen reader pronounce it based on whatever verbosity setting the user has
specified.
Cheers,
Sean
On Thu, Nov 13, 2014 at 7:49 AM, Thad C < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> Thanks guys. So...
>
> twenty dollars (spelled out)
>
> vs
>
> $20
>
> seems most appropriate from what I am understanding.
>
> Thanks again for your quick response.
>
> Thad
>
> On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 10:22 AM, Birkir R. Gunnarsson
> < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> > I second Jared's comment.
> > Screen reader handling of numbers is a verbosity setting controlled by
> > the user, so they can configure it any way they want to.
> > Screen readers will also read common html entities such as ® for
> > registered or ™ for traemark in alt text.
> > Cheers
> >
> >
> > On 11/12/14, Jared Smith < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> >> Write alternative text as you would if it were in plain text and let
> >> screen readers read it how they may.
> >>
> >> Jared
> >> > >> > >> > >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Work hard. Have fun. Make history.
> > > > > > > > > >