Acronyms & Abbreviations
Posted on Tuesday, May 6th, 2014
Specify the expansion of each abbreviation or acronym when it first occurs.
Abbreviations and acronyms may be indecipherable when machine spoken or output as Braille. Correct mark-up of abbreviations or acronyms makes reading easier for users of screen readers, audio browsers and Braille devices.
Providing explanations of acronyms and abbreviations also improves readability for foreign language users, those who have never encountered the abbreviation before and those with reading difficulties.
Remember, just because you know the what an abbreviation or acronym stands for, doesn’t mean everyone else does.
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