[thelist] How do screen readers read phone numbers?

[Julian Rickards]

Whatever the setting, it is likely that screenreader users understand what
is intended. As long as the "phrase" is read in context such as "my phone
number is 888-555-1212" then the user would understand even if the hyphens
were read out. Also, some people write phone numbers with spaces "800 555
1515", hyphens "888-555-1212", parentheses "(888) 555-1212" and even dots "
888.555.1212" and JAWS may not be able to interpret all of these formats so
there is some dependency on the intellegence of the user.

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