- From: <Sofia.Celic@nils.org.au>
- Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 16:43:42 +1100
- To: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
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 ____________________________ Dr Sofia Celic Senior Web Accessibility Consultant Vision Australia - Accessible Information Solutions 454 Glenferrie Road Kooyong, Victoria, 3144 Ph: +61 (0)3 9864 9284 Fax: +61 (0)3 9864 9370 E-mail: Sofia.Celic@visionaustralia.org.au www.visionaustralia.org.au Vision Australia was formed through the merger of Royal Blind Society, the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind, Vision Australia Foundation and the National Information and Library Service. ABN: 67 108 391 831. ACN: 108 391 831 |---------+----------------------------> | | "Rebecca Cox" | | | <rebecca.cox@sign| | | ify.co.nz> | | | Sent by: | | | w3c-wai-ig-reques| | | t@w3.org | | | | | | | | | 21/12/2005 07:32 | | | AM | | | | |---------+----------------------------> >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | To: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org> | | cc: | | Subject: <span> within a word any issue for screen readers? | >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Hi all, 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? Like, for example: Acc<span>e</span>ssibility Cheers, Rebecca
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