[humanser] need your input

Tue May 26 19:35:59 UTC 2015

I use the PC cursor all the time.  Might that be part of the problem?
When are some good times to use the Jaws cursor?

Thanks,
Serena

On 5/26/15, Michael Abell via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello Serena,
> 	The easiest way that I have found is that when JAWS tells you that
> you are at an edit box, you press enter and the edit box will be activated.
> When you are finished editing the box, press the virtual PC cursor key on
> your PC keyboard. Mine is the + key on the number pad (with num lock off of
> course).
> 	This works on all browsers, but some browsers work better on
> different sites.
> 	I hope that this helps!
>
> Dog
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Serena
> Cucco via humanser
> Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 8:43 AM
> To: Human Services Division Mailing List
> Cc: Serena Cucco
> Subject: Re: [humanser] need your input
>
> Hi Michael,
>
> I wonder if this would help me on the many job app sites when Jaws
> correctly
> says the app wants your first name, last, etc., but then doesn't say which
> phone number(s) the app wants?  I'm using Firefox, so how do you turn the
> edit function on and off using Jaws?
>
> Thanks,
> Serena
>
> On 5/26/15, Michael Abell via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Good Morning Judith,
>> 	I am sorry that you are hving a frustrating time with this. You are
>> correct about the navigating as the boxes are not labeled. The work
>> around is to toggle back and forth in the edit boxes between edit
>> function and read only function. What I do is to tab to the next box
>> in edit mode and then I turn off the edit function to be able to read
>> what the box is requiring.
>> 	On this particular site, when you reach the submit button (it is not
>
>> labeled as such) turn off the edit function and then navigate to it
>> and press enter. This should help.
>> 	If you are unsuccessful in IE try Firefox. Luck to you!
>>
>> Dog
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> Judyth Leavitt via humanser
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 6:07 AM
>> To: Human Services Division Mailing List
>> Cc: Judyth Leavitt
>> Subject: Re: [humanser] need your input
>>
>> Good Morning Michael;
>>
>> I am still having difficulty with the "combo" boxes.  JAWS is not
>> reading the selections, nor can I move through the selections.  The
>> same problem exists on Linked-In. as well.
>>
>> Thank you for any help.
>>
>> Judyth
>>
>> Judyth A. Leavitt, LICSW
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Michael Abell via humanser" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "'Human Services Division Mailing List'" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: "Michael Abell" <bigdog4744 at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 10:17 AM
>> Subject: Re: [humanser] need your input
>>
>>
>>> Hello,
>>> I signed up for the site successfully. It took a little to do it, but
>>> I was successful.
>>> The first thing that I noticed is that I went on Internet Explorer.
>>> Sometimes the browser makes a difference. I am not advocating one
>>> over the other, but sometimes this works.
>>> The second thing that I did was to turn on the edit feature to edit
>>> the box when filling in the box and then tab to the next box. When
>>> you arrive at the box, turn off the edit feature (in Jaws just hit
>>> the + key or virtual PC cursor activation button) so that you can
>>> read the information necessary to complete the box. Then turn back on
>>> the edit feature in the edit box and repeat the process until you
>>> have completed all the boxes.
>>> A thing to remember as you are navigating these boxes is that the IE
>>> functions are still active and you may leave the site unintentionally.
>>> Don't
>>> use the backspace key to delete a letter or number that you
>>> mistakenly insrerted as this will take you back to the previous page.
>>> Also, when you finish completing all the boxes, exit the edit feature
>>> and tab to the complete button. The button is not labeled as a button
>>> nor is it labled as a link, so just tab until you are at the complet
>>> button and press enter. This should complete the process.
>>> If you have any trouble understanding my instructions, please reach
>>> out so I can tell you more. I hope that this was helpful!
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Michael "Big Dog" Abell
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> Merry Schoch via humanser
>>> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2015 4:46 AM
>>> To: Human Services Mailing List
>>> Cc: Merry Schoch
>>> Subject: [humanser] need your input
>>>
>>> Hello All,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have had a difficult time subscribing to a newsletter, Smart Brief,
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>>> After some time I figured out to subscribe you must use the arrow
>>> keys  not the tab key.
>>> If
>>> you use the tab key the form fields will not be read.
>>>
>>> After my success at subscribing I was then sent an email to fill out
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>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> Merry
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