[WG: Accessibility] What to call a screen reader user?

[Phil Kragnes]

How about TTS user?

Philip M Kragnes, MS
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[mailto:accessibility-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org] On Behalf Of Michael
S Elledge
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 10:13 AM
To: Eli Cochran
Cc: accessibility at collab.sakaiproject.org WG
Subject: Re: [WG: Accessibility] What to call a screen reader user?

I know, it is a mouthful. You could say "JAWS users," but then it will 
be pointed out to you that there are other screen readers out there.  :^)

I'm afraid we're stuck with "screen reader users." Too bad it can't be 
shortened like "AT users."

Mike

Eli Cochran wrote:
> As I am referring to screen reader users, I'm often tempted to refer 
> to them as "screen readers" but the screen reader is the device not 
> the user? Anyone else struggle with this? "Screen Reader User" is such 
> a mouth-full.
>
> - Eli 
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> Eli Cochran
> user interaction developer
> ETS, UC Berkeley
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