> Not quite, imagine if you will that there are 1000 lines of text in > the message and not 120 or so. If you know there is text 75% of the > way down that you are interested in how can you get to it > effectively, and consistently. Often especially in digest e-mails > there are large blocks of text that are uninterresting. Also, > sometimes while in WEB group mode tables within e-mails appear to > be browsable as tables with VO-(right,left,up ,down) scanning tables > and columns as expected. Other times Each column appears as a > different line as I arrow down. I really don't mind one too much > over the other, but I can't understand which mode VoiceOver is > going to pic at any given time.
Jon On Jul 11, 2009, at 11:34 AM, Koumanova Rostislava wrote: > hi , > > with macbook i read it as follows: > vo j to jump to the reading window, cursor tracking on, interact > with the text and then vo arrow until i find the right line. > i hope i understood well your question..... > rossy > Il giorno 11/lug/09, alle ore 16:43, Jonathan C. Cohn ha scritto: > >> 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 accessible 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. . 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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. 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