ABBR and ACRONYM are for user agents not for end users

EOWG members may be interested in the developments in XHTML 2.0 - acronym is
out.

See a good discussion at http://www.smackthemouse.com/20040108

And yet, at this stage ACRONYM, not ABBR is what is supported by screen
readers.

Andrew
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Dr Andrew Arch
Manager Online Accessibility Consulting
Accessible Information Solutions, NILS
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Received on Thursday, 4 November 2004 23:44:46 UTC