They might be using Flash.  If that's the case, use alt-shift-m to turn
flash events off.

Premier Programming did announce they would have a free screen reader by
May 21.

For internet web browsing and a few other functions, Home Page Reader 3.02
from IBM is a fairly solid choice.  The list price is $150 but it sometimes
can be had in software discount  places for $80 or $90.  It's not a full
screen reader, and the way they do e-mail is rather unusual.  It's a great
web browser, and it can be configured to work with simple editors like
Wordpad.  But it's not a screen reader.  It also doesn't run in Windows 95
or earlier, so some of the cast-off computers people pick up might not be
enough for it.  And last, if there is a problem setting up dial-up
networking, you can't use it to read those screens; it assumes you have a
working network connection.

At 10:27 AM 5/17/02 -0500, you wrote:
>I love this list.  Thanks for the suggestions for a low cost screen reader
for blind friends.  One site puzzled me; premier-programming.com had pages
that kept changing to new pages (possibly showing pictures) and with my
Window Eyes I never could get the page to stand still long enough to move
around it successfully.  I've seen this on another site, but assumed an
accessibility-conscious site would never do this.  What do you call it?
And is there any way to make it stop?  Thanks again.  Kathie
>
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