Re: <span> within a word any issue for screen readers?

what's the site or some other site with this so that we can test it with
our various software and screen reader packages.

Bob

On Mon, 9 Jan 2006 Sofia.Celic@visionaustralia.org.au wrote:

>
> Hi Rebecca,
>
> Home Page Reader definitely has an issue with this and WindowEyes has some
> issues with it too (depending on the implementation).
> In my limited experience, when it does affect the screen reader's
> announcement of the word, it sounds as if there is a space character
> wherever the 'span' element is.
> For example:
> Acc<span>e</span>ssibility
> is pronouced as though it were written: Acc e ssibility (ie, as three
> distinct words).
>
> Cheers,
> Sofia
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> Hi all,
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> I'm testing a site which occasionally has span tags around individual
> letters in words in the content, and am wondering if this would have any
> adverse effect for a screen reader - anyone know?
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> Like, for example:
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> Acc<span>e</span>ssibility
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> Cheers,
> Rebecca
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