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

[Londergan, M D]

In keeping with Mike's AT Users analogy, how about SR Users... or is there some nefarious meaning that could be assigned?

From: accessibility-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org [mailto:accessibility-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org] On Behalf Of Eli Cochran
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 1:02 PM
To: Jeff Ziegler
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Subject: Re: [WG: Accessibility] What to call a screen reader user?

Lucy suggested that to me yesterday. We worried that it would be pronounced "shrew"?

- Eli

On Jan 15, 2010, at 8:38 AM, Jeff Ziegler wrote:


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

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Eli Cochran
user interaction developer
ETS, UC Berkeley


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