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Russ Kiehne <[log in to unmask]>
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Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 16 Jun 2001 18:53:35 -0700
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Another user I know tried to use Netscape so he could access love@AOl and
had nothing but bad luck.  AOl is no help making there site accessable!
----- Original Message -----
From: "JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 6:36 PM
Subject: Re: qrz web site---one of the worst!


> That kind of figures that Netscape would do that.  Even withWin-eyes I
> couldn't get netscape to do a thing.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, 16 Jun 2001, Russ Kiehne wrote:
>
> > The latest version of Netscape is not accessable by screen readers.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Don Bishop" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 11:52 AM
> > Subject: Re: qrz web site---one of the worst!
> >
> >
> > > Yes, ie has a search function and maybe someone else can answer for
> > netscape.  I've been using the net for several years and slogging around
> > through web pages like several
> > > people have been saying.  Then one day I started playing with some of
the
> > commands in the screen reader, particularly those associated with msaa,
and
> > discovered that you really
> > > can save yourself a lot of time and frustration by using some of these
to
> > get where you want to be.  It can take a little learning, but I really
think
> > its well worth the effort.
> > >
> > > Don W6SMB
> > >
> > > On Sat, 16 Jun 2001 11:47:35 -0700, Terri Pannett wrote:
> > >
> > > >If you are using Lynx, the search command would work, too.  Do
browsers
> > > >like IE and Netscape have search features?
> > > >
> > > >Terri, Amateur Radio call sign, KF6CA.  Army MARS call sign, AAT9PX.
> > > >
> > > >On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Don Bishop wrote:
> > > >
> > > >|In reading the problems with the qrz site, I'd like to make a
> > suggestion.  When you go to a site like that and search for something,
like
> > maybe looking up a callsign, when you get
> > > the
> > > >|results back, use the find command of your screen reader and enter
the
> > callsign being requested in the find box and search for it.  This will
get
> > you past a lot of junk.  You may
> > > have
> > > >|to do a find-next depending on how the page is set up, but even so,
it's
> > still a lot faster than wading through all the superfluous links.   I've
> > really found web page navigation has
> > > >|become a lot easier and faster by utilizing some of these things
built
> > right into  your screen reader.
> > > >|
> > > >|Don W6SMB
> > > >|
> > >
> >
>

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