One other option is go to Radio Shack and get a "weather radio".  They are
quite inexpensive and run on a standard small battery and tell your local
weather.  Some models even have a turn-on-in-case-of-imminent-alert part
that they will turn themselves on and beep and alert you to any impending
weather notifications for your area.  They operate on one or two different
frequencies and are portable and work all over the United States.
Another service is called "WeatherBug" you can install on your PC.  It is
free and the screen reader can read it.

Joan Redemann
LAN Administrator
State of Florida, Department of Children & Families
Economic Self-Sufficiency Program Office
1317 Winewood Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL  32399
(850)921-5500



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-----Original Message-----
From: Schneider, Katherine S.
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 6:53 AM
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Subject: Public service

Last night we were having severe weather I figured, so I went to
www.weather.com.  Since I'm blind and can't read the stuff scrolling at
the bottom of the television screen, I thought I'd try weather on
demand.  www.weather.com did tell me there was a weather warning for my
zip code, but the particulars of what kind of warning and how long
scrolled across the screen in java? Or something unreadable by my screen
reader.  I did contact them by email and wonder if anyone on this list
would feel moved to do likewise, or knows a better weather service on
the Internet.  I know I could pay for weather to come into my email, but
somehow I am loathe to do this when others can get it free.
Cheap in Wisconsin,
Kathie

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