- From: David R. Stong <drs18@psu.edu>
- Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 14:45:31 -0400
- To: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
- Message-Id: <p05210602bb9793beb0de@[128.118.8.35]>
Previously you wrote: I had an ear-opening experience listening to Jaws sputter out the contents of our website. It gave a rather bad rendition of our company name "Unum" John this is an interesting question that's resulted in a very interesting string. I do agree with the thought that pronunciation belongs in CSS; but I'm a little concerned about the spirit of that intent. If the idea behind accessible web design is equal information, how can you provide the same guarantee that users without screen readers would consistently pronounce a word correctly? Shouldn't users of screen readers be able to alter pronunciation of certain words the same way I can add strange words to a "Spell Checker?" Then the initial understanding of accurate pronunciation could come, for everyone, from a phonetic text rendering in parenthesis the first time a word appears. -- David R. Stong Microcomputer Information Specialist (Graphic Designer), Education Technology Services, a unit of Teaching and Learning with Technology Information Technology Services The Pennsylvania State University 210 Rider Building II 227 W Beaver Avenue State College, PA 16801-4819 Working for Universal Design: http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/accessibility
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