Example
It's good practice to expand abbreviations or acronyms such as HTML after every heading. If you want to use HTML again beneath the same heading, it's helpful to link it to a glossary.
It is possible to use the <abbr> tag for mouse users to show HTML with a tool-tip. NVDA does not read out this expanded text, but Jaws can be set to read it out.
It's good practice to expand abbreviations or acronyms such as HTML (HyperText Markup Language) after every heading. If you want to use HTML again beneath the same heading, it's helpful to link it to a glossary.
It is possible to use the <abbr> tag for mouse users to show HTML with a tool-tip. NVDA does not read out this expanded text, but Jaws can be set to read it out.
Whose problem is it?
- People with learning disabilities such as dyslexia
- People with cognitive disabilities such as dementia
- Foreign language learners
- Children
- The elderly
Abbreviations and acronyms are not an accessibility problem for users with disabilities, that needs solving via technology. Abbreviations and acronyms can make no sense to users across the board.