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You might try using the OCR function of jaws on the entire window. The key stroke is insert plus space, , oh, W. Not sure if this Will work

Jon

> On Jul 19, 2016, at 8:34 PM, Ana G <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Hi all,
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> Increasingly, websites have a video in addition to their content. Some have controls for us to pause or move through the video clips, but others either have no controls or none that a screen reader detects. Is there a way to pause videos when controls don't seem to be on the screen?
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> for example, I just found a _New York Times_ article about Melania Trump's speech. There was an actual article about how the plagiarism could have taken place, but there was also a video ad followed by a video clip with alternating excerpts from the two speeches in question. Since I couldn't find controls, I thought, "Okay, I'll listen. Then I'll read the article." But when the clip ended, another ad played, followed by a video on a different story.
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> I've come across other sites like this, and I get frustrated because I'm not a good multitasker. either I listen to the video or I read the article--not both at the same time.
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> Have others here found ways to turn off the videos when controls don't appear present?
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> Ciao
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