Hi Damon, How do you feel about trying out Safari 5? I ask this because it has a controversial bit of technology called READER. Note that this is different from an RSS reader, and controversial because it strips out adverts, sidebars, other annoyances, and glues multi-page articles into one handy reading pane. The rumble on the interwebs is that many advert-supported sites are not happy, so try it while you can! Other suggestions: Many news sites have a "print" version of the page which strips out some of the annoyance, and since I mentioned RSS, what about using an RSS reader, or google reader, and not having to enter the site at all? On 6 July 2010 14:06, Damon Rose <damon.rose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi there. > > I'm wondering if someone knows of a solution to this. Perhaps a plug-in or a > Firefox extension or a cut down browser of some sort? > > Most often when I use the web, I use it to read pages. I don't want high > functionality. The early days of the web with flat HTML pages were the best > as far as I'm concerned. > > Oftentimes, when I go to newspaper websites or many other pages, my JAWS > cursor and Braille display starts fidgeting alarmingly, it doesn't let me > arrow down a page properly, it gets stuck and then during reading my cursor > gets whipped away so that I have to find the text again and the point in the > text where I left off … just to have the cursor whipped away all over again > 30 seconds later. > > I imagine this is down to Flash, Air, Silverlight, or various Java, ajax, > elements on a page. What I've never had the time to do is investigate this > to find out which is the worst culprit and why. > > It's annoying that you can go to a website that is otherwise fully access > complient yet there was barely any point them putting in that work if > screenreaders just slip and slide over the top of it as if they were skating > on ice. > > Before you ask, I'm working with the latest version of jaws and my computer > is entirely virus and adware free. I'm writing this email today after > attempting a bit of research on something and failing. I'm a little > frustrated. > > So. How do I stop it? Do I have any kind of control over it? Turning off > Flash in the verbosity settings doesn't work on many sites so obviously the > issue isn't just around Flash. > > Or perhaps it's just my computer and every computer I've ever used. > > Any thoughts on how to conquer this, iether by tweaking my browser, adding > plug-ins or extensions, changing browser, viewing sites thru some kind of > filter site, whatever, I'm keen to hear from you. I'm getting sick of it. > > Thanks v much. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Damon Rose > Senior Content Producer bbc.co.uk/ouch > BBC Vision Learning > > Tel: 020 8752 4427 (x0224427) > email: damon.rose@xxxxxxxxx > > Have you heard the award-winning Ouch Podcast yet? A razor sharp disability > talk show presented by Mat Fraser and Liz Carr: www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/podcast > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk > This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal > views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically stated. > If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system. > Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance > on it and notify the sender immediately. > Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. > Further communication will signify your consent to this. ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq