[Trainer-talk] What's different about Google and JAWS?

[David Goldfield]

Hi.  In Google's search preferences there are radio buttons allowing you 
to either enable or disable the Google instant feature.  If you're a 
screen reader user just go into that dialog and give it the command to 
find the next radio button; R for JAWS and NVDA, NR for Window-eyes if 
memory serves and you'll get to it easily.
Yes, I noticed that Google is putting the snippets from search results 
below the address and that they've also eliminated the "similar" option, 
which is just as well as I didn't find it helpful and I'm not sure how 
many people actually used it.  It's one less thing to explain to my 
students. <grin>  At least they use landmarks which at least allows NVDA 
and JAWS users to quickly jump to the results.  I sure wish they'd do 
something about adding accessibility to their precious Chrome browser.

David

Jim wrote:
> Thanks.
>
> And yes, I did multiple searches before posting the question, as I don't
> want to just post in haste!
>
> Now, you said you can go into the search settings and set this Instant thing
> not to show up?
> Say more about that.
> Jim
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Everett Gavel
> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 10:18 AM
> To: trainer-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Trainer-talk] What's different about Google and JAWS?
>
> Hi Jim, and all,
>
> I don't think it has anything to do with Google's
> annoying "Instant" feature they push upon us. I'm so
> sick of having to either go into Search Settings to
> reset it back to NOT use Instant, or click the button
> as you mentioned. No, these new results are laid out
> differently the past few days. And it stinks. I sure
> don't like them. Visually AND technology-wise, I prefer
> the previously laid-out results.
>
> I know this doesn't help at all, but hey, there you go.
> There's an answer to at least one question. ;-)
>
>
> Strive On,
> Everett
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> I'm wondering if it is I who sees a difference in
> Google, or if something
> really happened that is different when I use it with
> JAWS.
> For instance, whenever I do a search, I'm used to there
> being some sort of
> little summary blurb under the link to enter for the
> search.  That doesn't
> happen any more.  Instead, I get two buttons.  One says
> "Recommend this
> page" and the other just says "Unlabeled 2" button.  I
> hit the down arrow
> There's no longer any summary, and I sometimes don't
> know if that's really
> what I want to hit enter on.
> Does this have to do anything with that Google Instant,
> because I always get
> a message that lets screen reader users know that they
> need to hit enter to
> turn it off.  I do that.
>
>
>
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