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

[Jeff Ziegler]

Acronymize, son, ya gots to acronymize!

Call 'em SRUs (Screen Reader Users)

Jeff



On Jan 15, 2010, at 11:13 AM, Michael S Elledge wrote:

> 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
>>
>> . . . . . . . . . . .  .  .   .    .      .         .              .
>>                    .
>>
>> Eli Cochran
>> user interaction developer
>> ETS, UC Berkeley
>>
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