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From: Rachel
Date: Tue, Dec 10 2002 5:02PM
Subject: Acronyms
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Hi WebAimers,
I?m pretty new to Section 508 issues and I appreciate
your help.
I am helping develop page templates for a site that
will be updated by authors who don?t know HTML (using
a CMS with a very basic built-in WYSIWIG HTML editor).
I know that the authors will be using lots of acronyms
in their content. I don?t think the authors will have
the capability or patience to add a <acronym
title="spelled out version of the acronym goes here">
tag to every acronym they use. But I think some of
them might be able to handle adding a simple <acronym>
tag by hand.
I?m thinking of suggesting the following to the
authors:
The first time you mention a name on the page, spell
it out and follow it with the acronym in parentheses.
Example:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Thereafter, you can use the acronym.
OPTIONAL:
Every time you write an acronym, write <acronym>
before it and </acronym> after it. Example:
Environmental Protection Agency
(<acronym>EPA</acronym>)
(The purpose of this option is to assist screen
readers in pronouncing the acronym correctly. In the
site CSS file, we'll define the style of the acronym
tag as { speak: spell-out })
QUESTION:
Does anyone see any problems with this approach? Does
anyone have any better solutions?
Thanks,
Rachel Sengers
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