I haven't tested qrz.com for a few months. But many websites are becoming
more and more dynamic. If you hit Enter on a link and nothing happens, even
if you are running a recent version of JAWS or Window-Eyes, try using the
screen reader's refresh key (insert-escape for JAWS; insert-backslash for
Window-Eyes) and re-examine the page. There are standard ways to do these
things, which recent screen readers will do better, but not everybody
follows guidelines such as ARIA. I have to re-establish my qrz credentials,
and the last time I tried to do this, part of the server was down. I just
tried it with IE 9 and Window-Eyes 8.2. Your cursor lands in the callsign
search box near the top of the page, and browse mode is off (forms mode on)
ready for you to input a callsign. If you want to look around instead, with
Window-Eyes you use ctrl-shift-A or you tab a few times. The page is
cluttered, but it doesn't seem nearly as crazy as Facebook.
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Behler
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 3:50 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: QRZ.com
Well, Alan, it used to be so easy, but now, for whatever reason, I'm having
the trouble I have noted.
Perhaps it is something with Jaws, or with my Jaws set-up here, although I
notice it on my Windows 7 laptop as well.
Hopefully, other Jaws users can give some tips regarding what works for
them.
Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: QRZ.com
> Hello Tom, I use qrz.com all the time and don't have any difficulty
> looking
> callsigns up. I can't imagine why you would be having difficulty looking
> callsigns up. I use Window Eyes, but I wouldn't think that JAWS users
> would
> have problems there.
>
> Best 73
>
>
> Alan R. Downing
> Phoenix, AZ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2013 10:58 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: QRZ.com
>
> Hi, everyone.
>
> I was just looking up a call on qrz.com, and was dismayed to find the
> search
>
> function and resultant information for a given call is less accessible
> than
> it has ever been.
>
> It does not seem as easy to get to the QRZ look-up as it once was, and
> even
> when there, it is more difficult to access different pieces of information
> for a given call sign.
>
> I know that wm7d has been suggested as another alternative, and may now
> start using that web site exclusively for call sign lookups.
>
> Has anyone had similar recent experience with qrz.com??
>
> I am using Jaws 13 and Windows XP on this particular computer.
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
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