RE: Best practice for phone numbers

Before folks modify pronunciation with aria-label it is best to consider that some people use a refreshable braille display with a screen reader and this would add spaces between each number.  Unfortunately, most screen readers do not fully support speech pronunciation markup yet so people resort to hacks.

Jonathan

From: Jeremy Wildberger <jwildber@westga.edu>
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Subject: Best practice for phone numbers

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Hey Everyone,



What's the best practice for presenting phone numbers? I know some screen readers will read them off awkwardly. This blog post suggests using an aria-label to correct this.<https://thatdevgirl.com/blog/accessibility-phone-number-formatting>



Would a phone link with or without an aria-label preferable? Does it make a difference?



  1.  <a href="tel:678839XXXX" aria-label="Phone Number: 678.839.XXXX">678-839-XXXX</a>
  2.  <a href="tel:678839XXXX">678-839-XXXX</a>



Also, is a phone link always preferable to plain text?



Thanks,



Jeremy