OK, here is an example for reading long messages. Generally when I am reading e-mail I turn off cursor tracking which allows me to use numpad-6 to read a message in the reading pane of Mail. When I get a message like the below I often want to skip ahead. In this case to the article about accessable crosswalk signals. If I have cursor tracking off, then when I use Voice Over find, it finds the appropriate section quickly, but then if I use the numpad-2 to continue reading the Voice Over cursor jumps back to where I was reading before I did the VoiceOver find option. Do you folks think this is a bug? Can anybody else reproduce the same?
Thanks, Jon Begin forwarded message: > From: Disability Services <disabilityservi...@fairfaxcounty.gov> > Date: July 10, 2009 1:35:20 PM EDT > To: disabilityservi...@listserv.co.fairfax.va.us > Subject: Disability E-News 07-10-09 > Reply-To: Disability Services <disabilityservi...@fairfaxcounty.gov> > Sender: disabilityservi...@fairfaxcounty.gov > > Inside this issue: > > 1. HHS Facilitating Citizen Access to Health & Long-Term Care > Options > 2. Companion Registry Now On-Line > 3. Call for Performers for 2010 International VSA arts Festival > 4. Entertaining Information Fair for the Whole Family on July 19 > 5. Board Issues Guidance on Accessible Pedestrian Signals > 6. Accessible Vehicle Recall Notice > 7. ADA Question of the Week > > > 1. HHS Facilitating Citizen Access to Health and Long-Term Care > Options > > In support of President Obama's proclamation of the "Year of > Community Living," U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen > Sebelius announced a funding opportunity that will make it easier > for older and younger adults and their families to access health and > long-term care options through Aging and Disability Resource Center > Programs (ADRCs). ADRCs provide information, one-on-one counseling, > and access to programs and services that can enable people to remain > in their own homes and communities. ADRCs are designed to reduce > the confusion and frustration consumers and their families often > experience when trying to find needed information, services, and > support. The funding availability includes the development or > expansion of ADRCs in 50 states for a total of $10 million. To > learn more about ADRC's, go to www.adrc-tae.org > > 2. Companion Registry Now On-Line > > Fairfax County's Companion Registry is now on-line through > SeniorNavigator. The Companion Registry is a list of people who > offer companionship and assistance with activities of daily living > to older adults and adults with disabilities. SeniorNavigator is an > on-line source of information and referral resources for older > adults and people with disabilities. The Registry can be found at > http://snipurl.com/mi6ng > > 3. Call for Performers for 2010 International VSA arts Festival > VSA arts is seeking performing artists with disabilities or groups > with disabilities who are interested in performing at the > International VSA arts Festival in Washington, D.C. from June 6-12, > 2010. The International VSA Arts Festival will bring together > artists, educators, researchers, and policy makers with disabilities > from around the world for a multicultural celebration of the arts > and arts education. The festival will feature visual, performing, > literary, and media artists from all corners of the globe. For more > information and application information, please visit > http://www.vsarts.org/callforperformers > . The deadline is August 3, 2009. > > 4. Entertaining Information Fair for the Whole Family on July 19 > > Festability (a festival of family fun for all) is taking place on > July 19 from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Chantilly. The festival is a > great opportunity to learn more about services and resources > available to individuals with disabilities. There will be a variety > of things at the festival to suit everyone's interests, including > resource tables, a moon bounce, exhibits, teen lounge, tailgate DJ, > children's activities, and music by Fight the Bear. Lunch and > beverages will be provided. Don't miss out on this information and > fun-filled event. . Festability is sponsored by the Virginia > Ability Alliance, which is made up of several organizations > dedicated to serving and advocating for individuals with disabilities > > It will be held at the Dulles Expo Center, North Hall, 4368 > Chantilly Center Drive in Chantilly, 20153. There is no admission > charge. Seating is limited, so please bring a folding chair. > > Volunteers are needed for this fair! Please contact Ashley Haddow > (Fairfax County Community and Recreation Services, Inclusion > Specialist) at 703-324-5214 or ashley.had...@fairfaxcounty.gov if > you are interested in volunteering. > > 5. Access Board Issues Guidance on Accessible Pedestrian Signals > > Product innovations and improved technologies have enhanced the > accessibility of pedestrian signals now on the market. Low-volume > audible signals and tactile features have been incorporated into the > design of products to provide access to pedestrians with visual > impairments. The industry standard, the Manual on Uniform Traffic > Control Devices, includes specifications for accessible pedestrian > signals that derive from recommendations developed by a former Board > advisory panel, the Public Rights-of-Way Access Advisory Committee. > > The Board has released new guidance on installing these types of > pedestrian signals. The guidance entitled "Common Problems Arising > in the Installation of Accessible Pedestrian Signals" reviews access > features of available products, including locator tones, audible and > vibrotactile indicators of crossing cycles, and signal volume, as > well as explains important considerations in the placement and > orientation of signal devices. The low-volume indicators of current > products make proper installation essential in order for signals to > be effective. The publication uses case studies and field > evaluations to illustrate various installation do's and don'ts' in > relation to common site conditions and factors. The publication, > which includes an installation checklist, is available at > http://snipurl.com/mdyp2 > along with other resources on accessible public rights-of-way. > > 6. Accessible Vehicle Recall Notice > > Please not that the use of the term "handicapped," was not the > decision of E-News editors but is a proprietary term used by the > Ford Motor Company. > > In regard to the recall, Ford's Handicapped Driver Services is > recalling three model year 2004 and 2005 Ford E-250 rental vans > built on Ford chassis and equipped with Ricon platform style > wheelchair lifts. These vehicles fail to comply with the > requirements of the federal motor vehicle safety standard: "platform > lift installations in motor vehicles." The threshold warning system > may not detect the presence of a wheelchair or mobility aid user > within the defined threshold area. The user of the lift could be > injured should the lift move unintentionally. For more information, > visit: http://snipurl.com/mgxay > > 7. ADA Quiz Question of the Week > > True or False? A communications assistant (formerly called a "TDD > operator") can add editorial comments when relaying conversations > between end users of the telephone relay service. > > Question and Answer from the last week's issue: > A coffee shop owner has received a complaint regarding > accessibility. The shop has existed and been in business since 1972. > There are no conversions or alterations going on. The owner was told > he is violating the ADA because the shop does not have an accessible > entrance due to the four-inch threshold at the door. There is also a > complaint that the bathrooms are not accessible. The owner is > willing to modify the entrance but is afraid that if he does he will > have to put in new restrooms and he cannot afford to do so. What is > the owner required to do? > > Thanks to Jennie Miller for a response that is consistent with the > answer: The answer is that "In this instance, the coffee shop owner > is required to provide an accessible entrance to comply with Title > III of the ADA because the modification is readily achievable. > However, the restrooms would not have to be modified at this time if > a determination has been made that it is not readily achievable. If > the building is converted or renovated in the future, modification > to the restrooms may be required." > > Please note that the items above are included for informational > purposes only and do not imply endorsement by the Disability > Services Planning and Development unit, the Fairfax Area Disability > Services Board (FA-DSB), the Department of Family Services or > Fairfax County Government. > > If you know someone who would like to sign up for E-News, they can > go to www.fairfaxcounty.gov and go to the "E-mail Subscriptions" > link on the left hand side. At the "Email Subscriptions" page, they > can sign up for "Disability Resources and News" under the Health and > Human Services entry. > > Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of > disability in all county programs, services and activities. > Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request. To request > this information in an alternate format, call 703-324-5868. 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