I am out of the office through Monday, February 19. I will not be available to answer e-mails until Tuesday, February 20.
Thank you,
Maggie O'BrienThank you for the clarification! I get so much e-mail, I try and read it as
quickly as possible. My apologies, especially to Prof. Coombs.
I wish there was some way we could disable these pop up screens!
Have a great day!
Ann Wisdom
-----Original Message-----
From: McCraw, Jackie [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: February 9, 2001 11:14 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Pop-ups & Screen Readers
Please note: he said that "Missing a popup ad may be a blessing." I would
just as soon miss most of them. My screen reader doesn't generally read
them. The problem is, they interfere with reading what's underneath.
- Jackie McCraw
-----Original Message-----
From: Wisdom, Ann [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 11:37 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Pop-ups & Screen Readers
Dear Prof. Coombs,
They are not a blessing for people who have to use a screen reading program
like JAWS because they will not be read. They are not a blessing for those
of us who have a hard time moving around the screen with a mouse pointer and
do not have the luxury of high speed Internet access. I have only had
problems with them and try to close them as quickly as possible! Please
tell us how they are a blessing? I don't mean to be sarcastic at all. I am
just curious, how are they good?
Thank you,
Ann Wisdom
-----Original Message-----
From: Prof Norm Coombs [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: February 7, 2001 8:08 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Pop-ups & Screen Readers
Oh pop ups sometimes are ok but usually are a real problem but at the same
time missing a pop up ad may be a blessing.
Norm
At 06:34 PM 2/7/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello, all. I just read an article that pointed out how pop-up ads can
make
>the web less accessible to people with disabilities, especially those using
>screen readers.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-4719798.html?tag=mn_hd
>I hadn't thought of this before. What are your thoughts?
>
>Take care,
>
>Tanya
>
>Tanya Feddern
>Librarian I: Adult Reference
>SWR Library
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