Gerald, just one comment. I use the version of Amazon for screen readers, as I refuse to go through all that was just described. For each product I choose there is a link for customer reviews and I read all of them, so I don't imnderstand your comment about not having product reviews, they are there. It can be a bit scanty on some info for some things, that is true, but so far for what I buy it is fine for me and better for my blood pressure. (smile) Judy & Tallie
-----Original Message----- From: JAWS-Users-List [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 11:53 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Problems Accessing Amazon.com Well, I'm glad I'm not the only one having problems with Amazon.com. I do a lot of shopping there, and the JAWS hanging problem is turning into a major nuisance. When I access Amazon.com using Firefox 29, the first link at the top of the home page is for accessing the version of Amazon.com optimized for screen readers. But whether I press "E", or scroll down from the top of the page using the down arrow key, I cannot locate any search edit field. There are plenty of links for products that Amazon is trying to push, along with links to products I have recently viewed, but no way to search for a particular product of interest. I suspect that Firefox recognizes JAWS and automatically suppresses the normal home page to force screen reader users to access the optimized home page on which there is a search edit field. But as I stated earlier, the optimized version of Amazon.com for screen readers leaves a lot to be desired. Gerald ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve" <pipeguy...@gmail.com> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 11:35 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Problems Accessing Amazon.com > Gerald, > > I have occasionally had the same issue with Amazon and Jaws, where the > page fails to display and hangs Jaws. I have seen it with my IE11 version > as well. > > I, unfortunately, can't help you with Firefox. I don't recall not seeing > the search box with Firefox. I am using Firefox 30 with Jaws 15 on a > Windows 7 machine now. > > Just I guess confirming that your experience with Amazon is not an > isolated one. The only problem is that I can never get it to repeat > reliably. > > Steve > Lansing, MI > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimi...@verizon.net> > To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 10:51 AM > Subject: [JAWS-Users] Problems Accessing Amazon.com > > >> >> Recently, I have begun to experience problems accessing Amazon.com using >> IE 8 with JAWS 9 (or JAWS 13 in demo mode, for that matter) and XP. If I >> type a search phrase into the search edit field on the Amazon.com home >> page, the search results page comes up just fine. But sometimes, when I >> click on one of the search results to learn more about a particular >> product, JAWS suddenly goes silent, and the page does not load >> completely. I then have to launch NVDA to close the "stuck" page with >> Windows Task Manager, which usually, but not always restores JAWS to >> speech. Once JAWS starts speaking again , I can unload NVDA. If I try >> to access Amazon.com using Firefox 29, I cannot locate any search edit >> field on the home page like I can with IE. Indeed, with Firefox, there >> appears to be no search edit field at all on the Amazon.com home page, >> and the only way to access a search field is to click on the link for >> accessing the version of Amazon.com optimized for screen readers. But I >> don't like this optimized version of Amazon.com, because the results page >> leaves out a lot of information I am interested in, like overall review >> ratings for each product. Is there any way to locate the search edit >> field on the Amazon.com home page using Firefox, or otherwise access the >> same normal home page with Firefox that comes up when I access it with >> IE? Thanks for any feedback. >> >> Gerald >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
