Re: [Blind-Computing] Radio stations that use annoying Flash
I might get my daughter to look at the site late tonight. I may be able to magnify it enough to figure it out. I think you must select a stream format before activating the "LISTEN NOW" button. These sites really bug me! The developers obviously spent a lot of effort to support so many podcast and streaming formats. There goal is to reach as many people as possible! Unfortunately, they totally neglected working with assistive technology, and thus a large community! I did email them with nice, constructive suggestions of where the accessibility issues are and lead them in the right direction. mostly, the developers need to know there is an issue with accessibility of their site. Don Marang - Original Message - From: "Lino and Louie" To: Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 1:07 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] Radio stations that use annoying Flash Yeah Don. I just visited that site and I like you use System Access and I couldn't get the listen now button. I keep banging my head up against a wall when I encounter streams that use Flash. I can't ever CTRL the volume. Certain streams has the slider, but using the vitural mouse, I can only turn a particular stream to 48 percent. Lino Morales Remember, friends don't let friends go to hell. Email and Windows Live Messenger: lino.mora...@lljfm.net Skype lino_and_louie Twitter: www.twitter.com/lino_and_louie For Blind Christian Men, visit: http://morales-family.lljfm.net/mailman/listinfo/blindmen4christ_morales-family to subscribe to Blind Men For Christ. And check out our site at: www.lljfm.net where you'll find our blog and other links. - Original Message - From: "Donald Marang" To: Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 3:58 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Is this website accessible? Hi Mark, This site seems very difficult,. I had no problems subscribing to their podcasts. They support a wide variety of readers. They also seem to provide a variety of live and archived streams, including MP3 and uncompressed. I was not able to get any of these streams to start. Apparently there are icons inside the Flash object for the different formats. Unfortunately, JAWS does not seem to be able to position the JAWS cursor within the Flash object. I could not find a "play" button. The closest thing I could find was a "LISTEN NOW" Flash button, which did nothing. Using system Access did no better. If you want to look through the archives, Internet Explorer 7 does not work well with the combo boxes to select program, host or time. Firefox 3.5.1 handled these controls normally. I still had the same problems playing the archive I selected that I had with the live stream. I would contact them to let them know that you are unable to select a format and start the stream. They seem to know about streaming, but I don't think their Flash objects have accessibility enabled. They need to modify their Flash objects. At least accessibility code needs to be enabled / added to these critical controls to start the stream. Don Marang - Original Message - From: "Mark" To: Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 12:35 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] Is this website accessible? Hi Recently I tried to play music from a public radio website. Every time I click the play button nothing happens. I am using the latest version of Jaws and Vista. I was wondering if people could check out the following link and tell me how to access this site please? http://kexp.org/streamarchive/streamarchive.asp Thank you. God bless, Mark 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/
Re: [Blind-Computing] Radio stations that use annoying Flash
yeh another site that is annoying is www.pandora.com chec out www.95themix.com for great programing and music - Original Message - From: "Lino and Louie" To: Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 11:07 AM Subject: [Blind-Computing] Radio stations that use annoying Flash Yeah Don. I just visited that site and I like you use System Access and I couldn't get the listen now button. I keep banging my head up against a wall when I encounter streams that use Flash. I can't ever CTRL the volume. Certain streams has the slider, but using the vitural mouse, I can only turn a particular stream to 48 percent. Lino Morales Remember, friends don't let friends go to hell. Email and Windows Live Messenger: lino.mora...@lljfm.net Skype lino_and_louie Twitter: www.twitter.com/lino_and_louie For Blind Christian Men, visit: http://morales-family.lljfm.net/mailman/listinfo/blindmen4christ_morales-family to subscribe to Blind Men For Christ. And check out our site at: www.lljfm.net where you'll find our blog and other links. - Original Message - From: "Donald Marang" To: Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 3:58 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Is this website accessible? Hi Mark, This site seems very difficult,. I had no problems subscribing to their podcasts. They support a wide variety of readers. They also seem to provide a variety of live and archived streams, including MP3 and uncompressed. I was not able to get any of these streams to start. Apparently there are icons inside the Flash object for the different formats. Unfortunately, JAWS does not seem to be able to position the JAWS cursor within the Flash object. I could not find a "play" button. The closest thing I could find was a "LISTEN NOW" Flash button, which did nothing. Using system Access did no better. If you want to look through the archives, Internet Explorer 7 does not work well with the combo boxes to select program, host or time. Firefox 3.5.1 handled these controls normally. I still had the same problems playing the archive I selected that I had with the live stream. I would contact them to let them know that you are unable to select a format and start the stream. They seem to know about streaming, but I don't think their Flash objects have accessibility enabled. They need to modify their Flash objects. At least accessibility code needs to be enabled / added to these critical controls to start the stream. Don Marang - Original Message - From: "Mark" To: Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 12:35 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] Is this website accessible? Hi Recently I tried to play music from a public radio website. Every time I click the play button nothing happens. I am using the latest version of Jaws and Vista. I was wondering if people could check out the following link and tell me how to access this site please? http://kexp.org/streamarchive/streamarchive.asp Thank you. God bless, Mark 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/ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.42/2279 - Release Date: 08/03/09 05:57:00 For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
[Blind-Computing] Radio stations that use annoying Flash
Yeah Don. I just visited that site and I like you use System Access and I couldn't get the listen now button. I keep banging my head up against a wall when I encounter streams that use Flash. I can't ever CTRL the volume. Certain streams has the slider, but using the vitural mouse, I can only turn a particular stream to 48 percent. Lino Morales Remember, friends don't let friends go to hell. Email and Windows Live Messenger: lino.mora...@lljfm.net Skype lino_and_louie Twitter: www.twitter.com/lino_and_louie For Blind Christian Men, visit: http://morales-family.lljfm.net/mailman/listinfo/blindmen4christ_morales-family to subscribe to Blind Men For Christ. And check out our site at: www.lljfm.net where you'll find our blog and other links. - Original Message - From: "Donald Marang" To: Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 3:58 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Is this website accessible? Hi Mark, This site seems very difficult,. I had no problems subscribing to their podcasts. They support a wide variety of readers. They also seem to provide a variety of live and archived streams, including MP3 and uncompressed. I was not able to get any of these streams to start. Apparently there are icons inside the Flash object for the different formats. Unfortunately, JAWS does not seem to be able to position the JAWS cursor within the Flash object. I could not find a "play" button. The closest thing I could find was a "LISTEN NOW" Flash button, which did nothing. Using system Access did no better. If you want to look through the archives, Internet Explorer 7 does not work well with the combo boxes to select program, host or time. Firefox 3.5.1 handled these controls normally. I still had the same problems playing the archive I selected that I had with the live stream. I would contact them to let them know that you are unable to select a format and start the stream. They seem to know about streaming, but I don't think their Flash objects have accessibility enabled. They need to modify their Flash objects. At least accessibility code needs to be enabled / added to these critical controls to start the stream. Don Marang - Original Message - From: "Mark" To: Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 12:35 PM Subject: [Blind-Computing] Is this website accessible? > Hi > > Recently I tried to play music from a public radio website. Every time > I click the play button nothing happens. I am using the latest version of > Jaws and Vista. I was wondering if people could check out the following > link and tell me how to access this site please? > > http://kexp.org/streamarchive/streamarchive.asp > Thank you. > > God bless, > Mark > 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/
