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

[Ken Petri]

Hi Eli and all,

I tend to use the term "screen reader-reliant user." It is helpful in
accessibility evaluation because it evokes a persona: someone who must use a
screen reader in order to have any sort of access to the application.

Best,
ken
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On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 1:39 PM, Londergan, M D <londerga at indiana.edu>wrote:

>  In keeping with Mike’s AT Users analogy, how about SR Users… or is there
> some nefarious meaning that could be assigned?
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> *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?
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> Lucy suggested that to me yesterday. We worried that it would be pronounced
> "shrew"?
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> - Eli
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> On Jan 15, 2010, at 8:38 AM, Jeff Ziegler wrote:
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>  Acronymize, son, ya gots to acronymize!
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> Call 'em SRUs (Screen Reader Users)
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> Jeff
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> On Jan 15, 2010, at 11:13 AM, Michael S Elledge wrote:
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>  I know, it is a mouthful. You could say "JAWS users," but then it will
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> be pointed out to you that there are other screen readers out there.  :^)
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> I'm afraid we're stuck with "screen reader users." Too bad it can't be
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> shortened like "AT users."
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> Mike
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> Eli Cochran wrote:
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>  As I am referring to screen reader users, I'm often tempted to refer
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> to them as "screen readers" but the screen reader is the device not
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> the user? Anyone else struggle with this? "Screen Reader User" is such
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> - Eli
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> Eli Cochran
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