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Screen readers do not recognize capitalized letters , so there is no point to relying on capital letters unless certain settings are changed. You do not need to use all caps to emphasize text.
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Instead, include an additional cue so the reader will be able to know the difference between content.
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This list shows unnecessary capitalization in letters. Screen readers will not emphasize the text even when it is in all caps. |
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Screen readers by default do not recognize text that is bold, italic, or underlined. The text will be read as normal text. There are settings available in NVDA to make the text be read as bold, italic or underlined. However, but very few people change these settings. A good rule is to use bold text, italics, underlined, or strikethrough text these text attributes sparingly.
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This an example that is difficult to read, |
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This example uses bold, italics, underlined, and strikethrough text sparingly. Only change the important words. This will make the content easier to readlist shows unnecessary bold text. Screen readers will not emphasize the text and readers may not be able to tell the bold text from normal text. |
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An additional cue has been provided. Now when a student reads this with a screen reader, they will hear “Name - work still owed.” Now the bold text is not the only cue. |
Section 1.5: Highlighting
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