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

Fri Jan 15 11:54:49 PST 2010

Hi:

 The problem with this is that not only blind or low vision users use screen
readers. Some physical disabilities do as well and people with learning
disabilities do as well 

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[mailto:accessibility-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org] On Behalf Of Ken
Petri
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 11:29 AM
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Subject: Re: [WG: Accessibility] What to call a screen reader user?

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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[mailto:accessibility-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org] On Behalf Of Eli
Cochran
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 1:02 PM
To: Jeff Ziegler

Cc: accessibility at collab.sakaiproject.org WG
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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