Hi Ana,

Still have 1 problem, and that is, in the my location edit field, when I 
type the starting address, it still thinks that I'm starting from the 
same location I tried yesterday, and press enter, it doesn't let me type 
a new location.

Harry
On 6/21/2018 12:56 PM, Ana G wrote:
> Hi All,
>
>
> Google Maps is definitely much easier to use as a cell phone app than 
> on the PC, but I have recently discovered an easy way to get Google 
> Map directions on my Windows browser. I tried this with both Chrome 
> and Firefox and with both Jaws 18 and NVDA.
>
>
> These instructions assume your current location is the starting point.
>
>
> * Go to www.google.com.
>
>
> * In the search box, type the destination address followed by a comma 
> and the phrase "maps directions," pressing enter when you're done. If 
> the location is local, I don't usually type the city, state, and zip. 
> For example:
>
>
> 123 N Main, maps directions
>
>
> * On the results screen, the area between the edit box and the first 
> result has three buttons. each represents a route (e.g., 123 N Main 
> via Pleasant St, 123 N Main via Cactus Dr, 123 N Main via Highway 41). 
> You can use your screen reader's go-to-button command to jump right to 
> them.
>
>
> * Press enter on the route you want; then down-arrow to read the 
> step-by-step directions.
>
>
> Most of the time, this works really well. Occasionally I have problems 
> with the routes because Maps gets confused about where I live. At the 
> end of my block, my city ends and another city begins. A couple of 
> blocks past the boundary line is another street named like mine. Every 
> once in a while, Maps thinks my destination is that other street and 
> gives me starting directions from there.
>
>
> If this doesn't work for you, it may be because I'm running a beta of 
> something on Chrome. I don't think it affects Firefox, so I'm thinking 
> you should have no problems.
>
>
> Ciao
>
>
> On 6/20/2018 2:27 PM, Harry Brown wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Using a windows 10 desktop, running windows 10, 1803, and Jaws 2018, 
>> the April update, NVDA, and Narrator.
>>
>> Any of you using google maps successfully with any of the 3 screen 
>> readers?
>>
>> I can go to
>>
>> www.google.com
>>
>> and in the search box, I can type my address, then click on search 
>> button, and the first result is a map, but then, there is a link that 
>> says directions, and then I can click on directions, but then, when 
>> the page loads, I'm completely lost, because none of the 3 screen 
>> readers handle this well.
>>
>> It only says some of the things and not everything, and there is an 
>> edit box, and a whole bunch of other things.
>>
>> The reason I'm even trying to use google maps in the first place is, 
>> a friend came to my apartment building yesterday from out of town, 
>> using Google maps, and I thought I was going to have to give him help 
>> getting here, and he didn't need my help at all, which is fantastic, 
>> and when I asked him how did you get here, he just told me, I used my 
>> gps, using google maps, and it guided me right to your building!
>>
>> So, I'm looking forward to whatever you all can tell me, and if you 
>> have used google maps successfully with any of the 3 screen readers, 
>> how do you use it? Or, if there is a tutorial out there on using 
>> google maps with a screen reader, let me know.
>>
>> Harry
>>
>>
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