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Howard Kaufman <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:28:06 -0500
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This came to me on another list, and I thought it might help in the
on-going discussion.
>From:         Anthony R Candela <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: [VICUG-L] MLB.COM
>To:           [log in to unmask]
>
>Major League Baseball on the Web: 2008
>
><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
>"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
>
>Instructions for blind users.
>
>
>
>By Tony Candela who spent an hour with a very patient mlb.com customer
>service employee to whom he is grateful.
>
>
>
>For assistance, call the mlb.com Customer Support department at
>1-866-800-1275 for troubleshooting and to assure you are properly
>subscribed and have a working password.
>
>
>
>For best results in getting to your game, use the following web
address:
>
>
>
><http://www.mlb.com/mediacenter>www.mlb.com/mediacenter
>
>
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>Save this address in your favorites.
>
>
>
>Go to the mlb.com/mediacenter web site and use your screenreader search

>feature to find a radio station that broadcasts your favorite team and
>which you know is playing live at the moment (e.g., based on time of
>day, my test stations have been KABC in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns

>= "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Los Angeles and WFAN
>in New York).
>
>
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>Press ENTER on the link
>
>
>
>Search for "e-mail address" and press ENTER on the edit box. Fill in
>your e-mail address. Tab to the next box and enter your password.
>
>
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>Tab twice to the submit button and press the space bar.
>
>
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>If your computer does not have Microsoft Silverlight media player
>already installed, the screen you will be brought to will ask you to
>install it.  Search for the word "install" and press ENTER on the link.
>
>
>
>On the new screen that comes up, find the "install now" button or link
>and press ENTER.  The Silverlight media player software, mlb.com's
>preferred media player, will begin to download.  It is safe to allow
>this process to take place. There may be one more "install now" button
>to press before the process is completed.
>
>
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>When prompted, tab to the "run" button and press space bar.  This
>prompt may happen twice, so press space bar on the run button again if
>it comes up.
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>The "close" button should appear and be enunciated almost immediately.

>Find it if your screenreader does not enunciate it and press space bar.

>This closes the Silverlight installation screen.
>
>
>
>Close all screens with alt-F4, turn off your computer for best results.
>
>
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>Reboot your computer, go back to Internet Explorer and to the
>mlb.com/mediacenter website.  If all has gone well, you will be ready
>for a normal approach to getting your game.  Here it is.
>
>
>
>Use your screenreader's "find" feature to land on the radio station
>link you originally selected (e.g., KABC) and press ENTER on the link.
>
>
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>You will be placed in a log in screen. Since your screenreading
>software may not enunciate everything on its own, find and fill in the
>e-mail address and password boxes to log in again.  The radio station
>should come on line.
>
>
>
>Happy baseball listening!
>
>
>
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David Andrews and white cane Harry.


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