This is a known problem in Dapper's version of gnome, and is fixed in the edgy release.
** Changed in: gail (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Rejected -- gnome-panel dies when screenreader is enabled and... https://launchpad.net/bugs/56478 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs