Hello,
I recently got JAWS 15 too. I still use itunes 10 and it works
pretty well except if you want to use the store. Then forget it.
Unless you have ten minutes to spare. Itunes 11 is from what I
have heard not accessible unless you buy the Bltunes script which
will cost you $6.99. I refuse to do that. If I can't get a free
script for JAWS, I won't upgrade. If you want to use the itunes
store, here is what I do. I do a google search for the artist I
want followed by itunes. Then I click on the result that says
something like itunes music and then the artist. I am then taken
to the itunes store website. Then once you see the artist and
song you want, click view in itunes. You will be asked whether
you want to allow internet explorer to open itunes. Click allow
on both screens. From here, you can use standard JAWS reading
keys until you find the song you want. There will be a buy
button below the song title. Click on that and you will be
prompted whether you are sure you want to buy. Click buy again
and you will be prompted for your apple id and password.
Sometimes you are asked to varify your identity by answering your
security questions. This only happens if you haven't used your
account in a while. This part is not designed well and every
time you try to get in the edit box to answer the question,
itunes takes you back to the previous screen. This is a cajor
flaw that apple needs to be aware of and fix. Otherwise, once
you sign in, after a few seconds, you will hear a little noise
that signals that download is complete. JAWS will not read this,
but you will know your purchase is complete when you hear the
noise. Then you can close itunes and then you will be back on
the internet. Just to be sure, go into your itunes and look
through your library to see if your furchases are there.
Otherwise, you will get a receipt from apple in your email. This
is very JAWS friendly. I hope this helps. If anyone else is
willing to file an accessibility claim with apple, please do. We
should not have to buy a $6.99 jaws script that allows us to use
itunes. It's rediculous. Sorry for the rant, but it really
isn't fair to the user.
Thanks,
For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit:
http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
