RE: screen readers and punctuation

The versions of screen readers here being used are very old. Also the punctuation is very dependent on context. As if you are using a math or programming. The <= will mean something different than if it is used for identifying how the flow of processes goes. Such as 1 <= 3 is a maths equation. But if I say process1 <= process2 providing context of order of process means something else. I  wouldn’t want the 2nd example to say less than or equal too. Also it is a lot less content to comprehend hearing <= than the full words. A screen reader user gets used to how things are spoken. The brain is an amazing program or computer within itself.


I have not tested this myself. But if a page was using Math-l would the screen reader use the < = or the full words?

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From: Michellanne Li <michellanne.li@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, 14 February 2019 2:40 AM
To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Subject: screen readers and punctuation

Hello all,

I just read this piece from Deque on how screen readers address punctuation: Why Don’t Screen Readers Always Read What’s on the Screen? Part 1: Punctuation and Typographic Symbols<https://www.deque.com/blog/dont-screen-readers-read-whats-screen-part-1-punctuation-typographic-symbols/>.

Since it was written in 2014, I am wondering if screen reader technology has since been updated to better read out important symbols.

Thanks!

Michellanne Li
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