- From: White, Jason J <jjwhite@ets.org>
- Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2017 15:00:49 +0000
- To: "Gunderson, Jon R" <jongund@illinois.edu>, Matt King <a11ythinker@gmail.com>, 'ARIA Working Group' <public-aria@w3.org>
> -----Original Message----- > From: Gunderson, Jon R [mailto:jongund@illinois.edu] > This was one of my questions I had in making the changes. Does using entities a > good or bad practice. [Jason] On the Windows machine at work (running JAWS 18 and Chrome), the screen reader speaks the entities but they are either (1) represented on the braille display as unknown characters if contracted braille is enabled, or (2) omitted entirely from the braille output if computer braille is enabled (i.e., translation is turned off). I haven't tested across different screen readers/operating systems yet (I have access to a variety of combinations), but I would expect inconsistent results. Thus, I think the answer, for now, is that these Unicode characters can't be relied upon to convey information, at least so far as screen readers are concerned. This issue should be addressed by screen reader developers. ________________________________ This e-mail and any files transmitted with it may contain privileged or confidential information. It is solely for use by the individual for whom it is intended, even if addressed incorrectly. If you received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender; do not disclose, copy, distribute, or take any action in reliance on the contents of this information; and delete it from your system. Any other use of this e-mail is prohibited. Thank you for your compliance. ________________________________
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