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Marking up abbreviations and acronyms - WAI recommended technique.
View WAI Checkpoint 4.2 - Specify the expansion of each abbreviation or acronym in a document where it first occurs.
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Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and Examples for the State
of Kansas
Priority 2 Item 5
Specify the expansion of each abbreviation or acronym in
a document where it first occurs. Providing the expansion in the
main body of the document also helps document usability.
Landon State Office Bldg.
900 SW Jackson St.
Topeka KS 66612-1220
The HTML
<p>Landon State Office
<abbr title="Building">Bldg.</abbr>
<br />
900
<acronym title="Southwest">SW</acronym>
Jackson
<abbr title="Street">St.</abbr>
<br />
Topeka
<abbr title="Kansas">KS</abbr>
66612-1220</p>
The HTML
<p>Landon State Office Bldg.
<br />
900 SW Jackson St.
<br />
Topeka KS
66612-1220</p>