Re: Opinions on accessible time formatting

Better yet, express time using 24 hours…. AM and PM should never have been invented…. ;-)

Olaf

On 7 Nov 2014, at 16:23, John Topp <jtopp@criticalmass.com> wrote:

> Wouldn’t the periods be needed so that the screen reader doesn’t pronounce them as words?  Or better yet, use capitals? AM PM
> 
> On Nov 7, 2014, at 9:59 AM, Andy Keyworth <akeyworth@tbase.com> wrote:
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>> 04.11.2014, 16:12, "Andy Keyworth" <akeyworth@tbase.com>:
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> I'm hoping I can get some advice on how expressions of time can be 
>>> accessibly formatted on web pages.
>>> 
>>> For example, is 11:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m. considered (generally) 
>>> acceptable, or would 11:00 am or 2:00 pm (without periods between 
>>> letters) be preferable? Is another format better?
>> 
>> As far as I know, these are pretty much equal in reality.
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